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Material Characterization

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Situation

In order to live up to the growing international competition in the field of mechanical and plant engineering, companies have to modernise their production processes. It is thus essential for the companies to cut costs for quality control, to reduce production times and to keep stock to a minimum. Effectiveness of product development, production and sales (time-to-market) are decisive factors for being able to compete on an international market.

Challenge

Weaknesses and flaws of production processes can efficiently detected with quality control measures which enables a reduction of production times. Therefore, the development of intelligent non-destructive testing methods especially process-integrated techniques are of major importance. Once the entire production process is documented, already existing models can be used for adjustments, to minimise flaws in the production and downtimes. In this way, production processes can be efficiently detected and production quality be increased.

Figure 1: Material testing of gears (source: IZFP)

Advantages of Non-Destructive Testing

• Tool and process control
• Increase in productivity due to early error detection and prevention of defective series, especially in case of critical processes
• Analysis of surface and near-surface material properties
• Information about product quality in real time
• Reduction of post-processing procedures due to process-integrated control systems
• Saving time during implementations and adjustments of machines or systems
• Replacement of time-consuming and/or conventional, destructive testing methods

Solutions

Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (IZFP) different non-destructive solutions have been developed and realised in collaboration with industrial partners. These projects comprise the design and assembly of systems that have been fully integrated into the respective production processes.

Further Links on the Topic

• MikroMach ®Microstructure Tester
• 3MA Microstructure Tester
• WS98 Array - automated eddy current flaw detection for aluminium sheet coils

Contact

Paul Kröning
Phone: +49 (0) 6 81/9 76 71 53
Fax: +49 (0) 6 81/9 76 71 58