Composite Positional Tolerance Inspection Using Virtual Graphic Analysis.

Verification activity in a streamline manufacturing system is one of the most important activity to make sure that the design requirements and the actual product specifications are met. It helps designer or manufacturing engineer as a feedback by detecting issue at early stage. However, we have to select the most effective verification method that will lead to low cost and relatively fast production. Many industries make machined components that are mounted to welded frame, the locations of the components may float with a larger tolerance to the welded frame than the feature to feature tolerance needed for mounting hole pattern. The composite tolerance is needed for this particular case. The most suitable method for gathering measurement data for small batch production is either automatically using CMM or manually using pin gages and size measurement devices. While, the data processing step can be done by graphic analysis or paper gage method for inspecting composite positional tolerance. The innovation of this journal is changing the way of data processing method by reducing the papers (coordinate grid and polar overlay) required for graphic analysis and converting them into mathematical model that can be processed by computer. Hence, we call this virtual graphic analysis. The benefits of using virtual graphic analysis are reducing cost and time of overall inspection process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]