Software evaluates turbine blade measurements.
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BLADE® Software can be used in conjunction with curve measuring options of CALYPSO® and UMESS® CMM software. Data is transferred from CMM programs directly to BLADE where supplied data, including earlier created measurements, is immediately evaluated and displayed. Using results, BLADE determines blade characteristics such as form deviations of blade profile, max blade thickness and radius at leading and trailing edges, and twist angle of blade.
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Zeiss Introduces Blade® - New Evaluation Software for Turbine Measurement
MAPLE GROVE, Jan 7 - Carl Zeiss Industrial Measuring Technology (IMT) today introduced BLADE® software for the evaluation of turbine blade measurements. BLADE can be used in conjunction with the curve measuring options of the CMM (coordinate measuring machine) software programs CALYPSO® and UMESS®.
Many different parameters and analyzing methods exist for the evaluation of turbine blade quality. BLADE was developed after a comprehensive study of the various inspection methods at turbine blade manufacturing facilities.
Data from the CALYPSO and KUM CURVE (an option of the UMESS software) programs can be transferred directly to BLADE where supplied data, including earlier created measurements, is immediately evaluated and displayed. Using the results, BLADE determines different blade characteristics such as form deviations of the blade profile, maximum blade thickness and radius at the leading and trailing edges, thickness at various points, and the twist angle of the blade. For this process, best fit algorithms are available to compensate for the frequently disproportionately high length errors of turbine blades.
The scope and type of evaluation and the nominal data of each blade type are defined and stored. Nominal data can also be retrieved from the CMM software. Dimensions and characteristics ready for evaluation and best fit options are specified in separate tables. The record preview window displays the complete data and allows the user to look the effects of previously made changes.
Carl Zeiss is a leading international group of companies operating worldwide in the optical and opto-electronic industry. The company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany.
The Carl Zeiss Group offers products and services for the three strategic growth areas of biosciences and health care, consumer goods and systems solutions for industrial markets. The group is structured as six business units that operate with sole responsibility and are generally ranked first or second in their markets.
The company is represented in more than 30 countries and operates production facilities in Europe, North America, Mexico and Asia. In fiscal year 2002/2003 the global workforce of approximately 14,150 employees generated revenue of 2.029 billion euros. Further information is available at www.zeiss.com.
Contact: Annette Smith, Maple Grove, Minnesota, Phone (763) 744-2409, Fax (763) 533-0219, E-Mail asmith@zeiss.com Internet www.zeiss.com/imt.
