“With those accuracy requirements, the company had to invest millions in gear form measurement and analysis equipment, but was looking for a quick and easy way to measure other part features,” explains Forest City quality manager Dennis Atchley. That need arose with the recent contract from a robotics manufacturer that supplies pick and place machines for use in the warehouses of a major online consumer products reseller. “Forest City Gear has traditionally focused on very high-tech, low- volume work—gears for unmanned drones, satellites, aircraft components, etc. A big order to us was 100 pieces. Suddenly, we were faced with inspecting 100,000 parts per year.” Atchley turned to KEYENCE for help. The IM-6700 Series Image Dimension Measurement System measures multiple part features simu

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