Starrett Bytewise Profile360 Laser In-Line Inspection

Profile360 is an in-line, real-time laser measurement system for continuously monitoring key profile dimensions in complex shapes such as rubber, plastic, ceramic, and wood-plastic composite extrusions, roll-formed metal profiles, and profiled wire.

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00:00:05 today's Extrusion manufacturers face many challenges when trying to create products that must consistently meet ever increasing customer specifications we'd like to help you overcome these challenges introducing the profile 360 from bwise measurement systems the laser-based inspection tool designed to help you conquer many of the challenges you face with profile extrusions at

00:00:30 bikewise we realize how variations in the physical properties of raw materials such as elasticity viscosity sheer strength and compound uniformity variations in the extruder equipment such as temperature pressure distribution and flow rates and variations that occur Downstream due to die swell shrinkage puller speed vacuum sizing and temperature can all

00:00:56 negatively affect a product's final shape and size how do you overcome all of these factors and guarantee a quality product while maximizing your profits the bite wise profile 360 is your solution the profile 360 is a laser-based inspection system that continuously and accurately monitors your profile on the production line many major manufacturing Industries like

00:01:21 Automotive ceiling windows and doors wood plastic composits wire and cable and aluminum roll forming have already benefited from the profile 360 technology the profile 360 consists of four sealed sheet of light laser sensors mounted in a stainless steel C frame designed to withstand the harsh environment of the factory floor the profile 360 has been designed so that

00:01:45 the C frame can rotate to better view specific features of your product such as a gap Edge or die line the cframe design enables you to easily move the system on and off the production line while your operation continues there is also Al a portable version of the system should you desire to Move It from one line to another the profile 360 captures the complete exterior profile of your

00:02:09 Extrusion matches the measured profile to your design and compares the measured data to your design data measurements and comparisons can be done at rates up to five times per second the windows-based software is extremely powerful while also being userfriendly for operators of all computer experience levels for existing products the operator simply picks a design from the

00:02:33 main menu and clicks okay then he clicks the go online button and begins monitoring the profile and collecting data the display immediately shows whether the product is within or outside of your defined tolerances it is also very easy to work with new products even if you do not have a predefined design file you can create a design while your part is in the profile 360 simply click

00:02:59 get profile and using the captured data generate a design template then bring up the measurement menu and decide what critical measurements you want to observe with this rubber part you might want to create a radius measurement you might also wish to measure a width dimension once you have determined the types and locations of your desired measurements you will likely want to add

00:03:21 nominal and tolerance values to the measurements that you have created you are now ready to go online and begin capturing meaningful measurement data in addition to the thickness and width calibers there are many other software tools that enable you to measure your critical Dimensions such as Gap widths radi and angles making the system extremely useful the profile 360 also

00:03:46 gathers SPC data and displays Trend charts for quality assurance purposes the profile 360 software comes complete with data history logs statistical analysis tools that include the ability to download data to third party software programs a report writer that generates a variety of reports and network communication capabilities there are many benefits to using the profile 360

00:04:11 for inline profile inspection whether you're a line operator wanting to improve your startup process an operations manager attempting to better understand and control your Machinery while reducing scrap a quality manager looking to ensure that the final product that goes to your customer is 100% within spec or if you're a CEO looking for ways to improve your bottom line the

00:04:34 profile 360 is your solution