From Bottleneck to Success Factor

Increasing component complexity, tight acceptance windows, and stringent requirements for statistical validation are putting greater pressure on measurement technology. Alfred H. Schütte GmbH & Co. KG has therefore fundamentally revamped its measurement process: with two ZEISS PRISMO coordinate measuring machines, automated handling, and a seamless data flow all the way through to statistical analysis.​ Today, production and quality assurance operate in sync. The measuring cell delivers reliable results automatically, reproducibly, and in a timely manner for machine acceptance.​

Schütte develops and manufactures high-productivity multi-spindle automatic lathes and 5-axis CNC grinding machines in Cologne. Customers expect not only a high-performance machine, but also a demonstrably stable machining process.​

This is precisely where measurement technology was increasingly becoming a bottleneck. Components with gear teeth, polygons, worm profiles, and demanding form and position tolerances had to be fully evaluated. A single workpiece could have up to 125 features. For a machine capability study, 60 to 80 parts often had to be measured.​ The result: long measurement times, high manual effort, and a growing risk of delays in the acceptance process.​

Read the full Schütte success story here.