TeZet and Metronor Present the Smart Way to Measure Tubes
Oslo - April 14, 2008 - Solutions for documenting or verifying large and complex tubes - such as those found in the oil and chemical industries but also in aircraft or heavy vehicles - traditionally involve expensive large-volume laser scanners capturing millions of points and advanced software to sort, interpret and extract the required information. TeZet and Metronor now presents a fast, inexpensive and extremely easy to use alternative for directly capturing the required data.
By combining the simplicity and large-volume capability of the Metronor SOLO system with the amazingly easy-to-use software from TeZet, the user is able to simply walk around capturing the required dimensions of the tubes with the Metronor hand-held probe and automatically creating a CAD model of it in the TeZet software. For example, to document a stretch of straight tube, the operator indicates three points at one end of the tube, and then a couple of more points further down the tube to define the direction. Bends, flanges, intersections and tube length are documented with the same ease.
The SOLO system handles volumes up to 10 meters and beyond in a single setup - depending on the required accuracy - and if required, repositioning is done in seconds. The probe is light-weight, wireless and uses different length styli to reach tubes hidden from direct view.
Since only the required data is captured, the process is fast and efficient with immediate results without any need for post-processing huge amounts of data. The TeZet and Metronor solution represents a smart and cost-efficient alternative for tube measurement, documentation and dimensional control, and will be demonstrated live at the Control show (stand 5304 in Halle 5) in Stuttgart April 22nd through 25th. For further information contact TeZet or Metronor.
Metronor AS
Metronor is an international ISO9001:2000 certified high technology company headquartered outside Oslo, Norway. Based on in-house innovation and research, Metronor has developed a range of high accuracy portable electro-optical coordinate measuring systems that have become very popular among leading manufacturers worldwide. Based on the same core technology Metronor has also initiated a military product line.
Metronor's PCMM Business Unit develops and markets portable coordinate measurements systems based on electro-optics and related software and hardware products.
The AIMS Business Unit markets the AIMS software solutions developed jointly by The Boeing Company and Metronor. The software enables seamless sharing of CAD geometry, inspection plans and measurement results back and forth between dissimilar hardware and software platforms. AIMS therefore enables tightly coordinated development and manufacturing programs involving a multitude of international participants without the need to invest in new hardware or software. The first companies to harness the advantages of AIMS include the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter program and Boeing.
Metronor's Military Systems Business Unit develops and markets custom boresighting applications. The product line includes equipment kits for 3 degrees of freedom (3-DOF) boresighting of various airborne and ground based weapon system platforms. Moreover, 6-DOF kits for full alignment/harmonization of Helmet Mounted Display and Sight tracker systems. The product line also includes "Drill-Off" kits for production line establishment of aircraft coordinate reference system.
Company Information: Name: Metronor, Inc. Address: 1109 First Avenue, Suite 210 City: Seattle State: WA ZIP: 98101 Country: USA Phone: 206-344-3800 FAX: 206-201-5063 http://www.metronor.com
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