Aerospace Castings Inspection with ShapeGrabber Ai3100 pages

Aerospace Castings Inspection
Using ShapeGrabber Ai310 System
Complex shapes are our specialty

Precision metal castings are used extensively in the aerospace industry, particularly as jet engine components. They can
be manufactured to very complex shapes that optimize performance and weight, while exhibiting great strength and
resistance to extreme heat. Their complex shapes, however, make metal castings some of the most difficult to measure
for control to dimensional specifications.

Benets to Aerospace Manufacturers
ShapeGrabber® 3D laser scanners are ideal for the complete inspection of
complex-shaped aerospace parts:
• Allow rigorous quality control measures to be applied to precision metal castings.
• Capture millions of data points in a few minutes which represent the true surface
geometry.
• Scans can be easily compared directly to CAD models.
• Scan data provides accurate and timely feedback on prototypes, allowing faster
and better part design and process optimization.

Select Customer List
These are just a few of the
aerospace manufacturers
using ShapeGrabber 3D
scanners to measure their
complex parts:
• Northrop-Grumman
• Belac
• Chromalloy
• Kapco
• Moog

On-line production no longer needs to rely on a few sample points collected with a caliper or a slow CMM. With
ShapeGrabber, it is possible to inspect the whole part and still make rapid pass/fail decisions with confidence.

ShapeGrabber for Metal Castings
ShapeGrabber 3D scanners are particularly valuable for use
with metal castings because:
• They accurately measure complex shapes with compound curves.
• Scans containing millions of data points can be completed within
minutes.
• The visual nature of the results makes it possible to more quickly
troubleshoot the source of a problem.
• Parts do not have to be placed in an expensive fixture to be
scanned, leading to significant cost savings.
• Scan results are documented in automatically generated reports
and can be provided to customers as part of the quality assurance
process.

Color map comparing the 3D scan of an aircraft turbine
blade to its CAD model*
* Inspection results generated using Geomagic Qualify software with ShapeGrabber scan data

ShapeGrabber 3D scanners include a variety of automated,
portable, large and small options to accommodate different needs.
Turn the page to learn more about the Ai310 system and
accompanying inspection software.