Custom machines · xMS
When standard devices fail on your part, we build the measuring system for it. We develop mechanics, electrics and software ourselves. That is why everything fits together in the end, from handling to the connection to your PLC.
What we adapt
Mechanics, sensors and software are adapted to the measurement task, not the other way round. Because everything comes from our own development, the parts work together.
Mechanics
From a small test part to a large roll. Our systems measure springs up to 650 mm high and rolls up to Ø 520 mm.
Handling
Handling depends on cycle time, quantity and part. Positioning should not require special knowledge.
Sensors
Laser point and line triangulation, red and blue laser line, cameras for profile projection. Several sensors can be arranged freely.
Evaluation
Contour, roundness, diameter, nominal/actual comparison with CAD, to DIN EN ISO, ASME or OEM specifications. With InnoMeas, our own software.
Integration
PLC via PROFINET, EtherCAT, S7, MELSEC, Modbus/TCP or TwinCAT. Results to qs-STAT, to databases or in your format.
Long term
The rights to software and design remain with Qsigma. Adaptations and service therefore come from a single source, even years after commissioning.
Measuring principles
Which method fits depends on the part, the surface and the cycle time. We often combine several in one system.
A laser point hits the part. From the angle at which the receiver sees it, the sensor calculates the distance. Very finely resolved, 1.5 to 3 µm in the CMS.
A laser line captures an entire profile at once, up to 10,000 profiles per second depending on the sensor. With a blue laser, also on semi-transparent plastics.
The part stands in backlight, and the camera captures its contour as a silhouette. Fast for outlines, dimensions and codes.
Instead of scanning the surface in a fixed grid, the sensor follows the contour and adjusts its position. This keeps it within the measuring range even on unknown shapes.
Feasibility
Before you invest, we check whether and how your task can be measured. You talk directly to the developers, not to a ticket system.
Request a feasibility checkProcess
From the first conversation to service, you have one contact for hardware and software.
You describe the part, features, accuracy and cycle time. Drawings and photos help with the first assessment.
You find out which measuring principle fits and which accuracy and cycle time are realistic.
You receive a system concept covering mechanics, sensors, software and integration, together with the quotation.
We design, build and program the system ourselves. You talk directly to the engineers throughout.
We commission the system at your site and stay available, remotely and on site.
Examples
Systems and evaluations from our custom machine building. Each of them started with a measurement task for which there was no suitable solution.
TMS · Thickness measurement
Two sensors in a twin sensor design measure the thickness of the part. The system captures four vertical sections of 150 mm each in 12 seconds.
BMS · Hydrogen
Several line sensors are arranged at free angles; a 90-degree grid is not required. Sensor types can be combined: red and blue laser line, different line lengths.
xMS · Evaluation
For custom systems, we develop the evaluation in InnoMeas to suit the task: contour comparison of open profiles with deviations marked in colour, roundness using the minimum circumscribed circle method and other reference methods.
More about InnoMeasFrom automotive to your industry
In the automotive industry, our systems measure suspension springs and exhaust aftertreatment components to the standards and specifications of Volkswagen, Mercedes and GM. We bring this experience with tight tolerances, inline inspection and PLC integration to every industry that manufactures goods and where accurate measurement pays off.
Your industry is not listed? Tell us about your measurement task.
Describe your measurement taskContact
You talk directly to the engineers who build your system. Drawings and photos help us with the first assessment.