Robotic Laser Radar Cells
To meet the precision demands of automotive manufacturing, we now offer the powerful Leica ATS800 laser radar for Body-in-White (BIW) quality inspection. This cutting-edge laser radar system provides unparalleled accuracy and adaptability, ensuring that automotive manufacturers achieve absolute measurement in high-volume production environments. Paired with Metrologic’s iRobot software, our solution simplifies and accelerates robotic path planning, data management, and metrology processing — all within a single, cohesive platform. This eliminates the need for multiple software solutions, streamlining operations and reducing system complexity.
Leica ATS800: Precision-Driven BIW Inspection Process Steps
Our Leica ATS800 laser radar integrates seamlessly into robotic inspection cells for automated, absolute BIW measurements. This robust system supports non-contact, shop-floor inspections with CMM-level accuracy, optimizing both inline and offline metrology. The ATS800 quickly inspects critical features such as holes, slots, and studs without any need for surface preparation, offering flexible, robot-independent accuracy that can be adapted to various vehicle models.
The Leica ATS800’s long-range capabilities and large standoff distances allow comprehensive shop-floor inspection from fewer robotic positions, reducing setup time and minimizing the potential for collisions. This flexibility makes it an ideal solution for modern automotive production lines, where efficiency, safety, and throughput are paramount.
Unified Control with Metrologic iRobot Software
The Metrologic iRobot software is an essential asset for automotive manufacturers looking to streamline their BIW inspection processes. Unlike traditional setups that require multiple software solutions for robot path planning, data collection, and metrology processing, Metrologic iRobot consolidates all these functions into a single, powerful platform.
With Metrologic iRobot, your team can:
Optimize Robot Path Planning: The software’s integrated path planning tools enable fast, efficient programming for complex laser radar measurement paths, ensuring optimal data capture.
Centralize Metrology Data Processing: Metrologic iRobot handles all metrology data management, allowing direct integration of absolute coordinate measurements into digital manufacturing systems.
Reduce Complexity and Costs: By eliminating the need for multiple OEM-specific software systems, Metrologic iRobot simplifies system integration, training, and maintenance requirements, ultimately reducing operational costs and improving ROI.
Benefits of the Leica ATS800 Laser Radar in BIW Inspection
- Absolute, Non-Contact Measurement: The ATS800 provides accurate, absolute coordinate measurements without surface preparation, streamlining the inspection of parts with varying colors, materials, and textures.
- CMM-Level Accuracy on the Production Line: The ATS800 delivers CMM-quality data directly on the shop floor, enabling real-time dimensional inspection without disrupting production flow.
- Enhanced Process Control: Metrologic iRobot provides integrated data for better decision-making, allowing for rapid adjustments to meet dimensional quality targets and optimize production yield.
- Flexible and Adaptable Measurement: With robot-independent accuracy and simplified programming, the Leica ATS800 can be deployed across multiple points along the production line for continuous, high-speed inspection.
Our Leica ATS800 installations, powered by Metrologic iRobot software, provide a unified, highly accurate metrology solution that aligns with Quality 4.0 standards, offering manufacturers a streamlined, cost-effective way to ensure the highest levels of BIW quality.
From robot path programming to metrology data processing, we provide everything your team needs in one integrated platform.
Contact us to learn how Leica ATS800 laser radar inspection cells can advance your BIW quality assurance and help you achieve optimal automotive manufacturing precision and efficiency.
CASE STUDY: Problem Statement
A leading automotive manufacturer was experiencing significant delays in its Body-in-White (BIW) quality inspection process. The traditional Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) setup required that components be transported to a metrology room, which led to production bottlenecks and increased downtime. Additionally, using multiple OEM software solutions for robot path planning, metrology data processing, and inspection management resulted in complex workflows that required extensive training and maintenance.
To meet the demands of high-speed production while ensuring dimensional quality, the manufacturer needed an automated, inline inspection solution capable of delivering CMM-level accuracy directly on the production line. The ideal solution would also simplify the software landscape, enabling a single platform for robot programming and data processing.
Case Study: Solution
To address these challenges, ATT Metrology Solutions deployed a Leica ATS800 laser radar system in its BIW assembly line, integrated with Metrologic iRobot software. The Leica ATS800’s high-precision, non-contact laser radar capabilities offered absolute coordinate measurement on the shop floor, eliminating the need to transfer parts to a dedicated inspection room.
By using Metrologic iRobot as a unified software solution, the manufacturer streamlined robotic path planning, metrology data acquisition, and data analysis into a single platform. The iRobot software allowed rapid and accurate programming of complex measurement paths, making it easy to inspect critical features such as holes, slots, and studs without part-specific adapters or surface preparation. This significantly reduced programming and setup time while maintaining the absolute accuracy required for dimensional quality in automotive manufacturing.
The integration of the ATS800 also allowed for flexible robot positioning, enabling inspection of multiple BIW components from fewer static points. This minimized the need for frequent recalibrations, further reducing downtime and enabling seamless quality inspections without impacting production flow.
Case Study: Results
By implementing the Leica ATS800 laser radar and Metrologic iRobot software, the automotive manufacturer achieved remarkable improvements in its BIW quality inspection process:
- 50% Reduction in Inspection Time: The inline laser radar inspection reduced the need to transport parts to the metrology room, cutting total inspection time by half and improving production throughput.
- 30% Increase in Process Efficiency: The single-platform approach with Metrologic iRobot eliminated the need for multiple software systems, reducing operational complexity, training time, and maintenance costs.
- Enhanced Dimensional Accuracy: With CMM-level precision on the production line, the ATS800 system provided highly accurate, absolute measurements directly in the production environment, resulting in fewer dimensional defects, less rework, and improved product quality.
- Scalable and Flexible Solution: The system's adaptability allowed for quick changes in inspection requirements, supporting new models or component variations without significant reprogramming.
The deployment of the Leica ATS800 laser radar and Metrologic iRobot software established a scalable and future-ready quality inspection solution that met the manufacturer’s goals of improving production efficiency, reducing downtime, and ensuring high-quality, precise BIW measurements in real-time. This transformation highlights how ATT Metrology Solutions can drive success in automotive manufacturing by delivering reliable, accurate data for Quality 4.0 production environments.