User-friendly measuring and automation software for machining centers for automated quality control of workpieces in single-part and series production. Its use enables maximum productivity and fewer rejects thanks to control measurements between and after machining, statistical process control based on the recorded measured values and reworking in the original set-up.
FormControl X - production monitoring made easy!
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With FormControl X, you can create complex measurement programs in a self-explanatory way, automate machining processes by implementing closed control loops and make the measurement results usable in the sense of Industry 4.0.
- PC-based solution with modern client-server architecture
- Automation through statistical process control
- Automatic alignment of the workpiece - perfect for automated series production
- Simple creation of measuring programs via context wizard
- Automated measurement and evaluation of free-form surfaces and standard geometric elements
- Device-independent display of measurement results in the web browser
- Intelligent measurement path optimization for the shortest measurement times
- Integrated collision control to prevent damage
- Output of measurement logs as a document and in CSV and JSON format
- Logging and documentation of the manufactured quality
- Automation of processes through tool-specific correction value calculation
- Definition of warning and intervention limits
- Measurement results serve as a correction value and basis for optimization
- Alarm output to the operator or automatic ejection of NOK parts
- Automatic compensation of tool wear
- Measurement results and component are assigned using a unique ID
- Realization of low-manpower, highly productive machining processes
- Continuous documentation of the manufactured quality
- Automatic adaptation of the reference points of the machining program to the actual position of the workpiece
- Enables automated machining of parts with low stock allowance
- Simple reclamping thanks to automatic correction of the workpiece position in up to 5 machine axes
- Locking of axes for application-specific alignment
- Fast reworking due to elimination of time-consuming manual alignment
- No rejects due to processing of poorly aligned workpieces
FormControl X is very easy and intuitive to use. Even complex projects can be created and processed in a very short time. Jobs are created conveniently at the click of a mouse, with the context assistant automatically recognizing geometry areas in the CAD model and suggesting typical measuring points, evaluations or standard tolerances.
- FormControl X works on the basis of a modern client-server architecture
- The measurement sequences (jobs) are defined via the Config Client on the PC and transferred from the server to the machines
- For evaluation, the recorded measured values are retrieved from the server and visualized via the web browser of any end device
Intelligent automation solutions are based on process data that is evaluated live or very quickly and serves as a control variable for optimizing the process. FormControl X is designed precisely for this purpose and adjusts on the basis of the recorded measurement data so that the machining process always remains within the predefined limits.
- Graphical processing of the measurement results for visualization in the web browser
- Creation and evaluation of data series over a long period of time
- Output of measurement logs as a document and in CSV and JSON format
- Display of measurement data with deviations from target/actual values
- Color coding of deviations from the tolerance limits
- Symbolic representation of the measured value status for easy visualization of over/undersizes
- Use of recorded measurement data to evaluate and optimize machines and tools used
- Individual adaptation of the measurement logs
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Production monitoring with BLUM FormControl X automation software
FormControl X has met our expectations. We have been able to save 30 percent in production time and establish a stable, unmanned process.
