1. PowerINSPECT World’s leading hardware-independent inspection software
Antony Hall
Business Development Manager
Delcam plc

2. PowerINSPECT PowerINSPECT offers fast, reliable import of CAD data
PowerINSPECT is the fastest and most comprehensive system for surface inspection
System can handle thousands of points per second

3. Immediate results PowerINSPECT instantly displays results on the part
Allows extra data to be gathered in suspect areas
Allows immediate reporting of problems

4. Clear reporting
Detailed & clear
Easy to read
Easy to understand

5. Product range Manual Point Cloud CNC CMM OMV Portable devices
Manual CMMs
Point Cloud
CNC CMM
OMV

6. PowerINSPECT Manual Market leader for manual inspection
Largest percentage of sales
Used by all major OEMs in the rapidly-growing portable inspection market
Hexagon and FARO have extended contracts recently

7. PowerINSPECT Point Cloud
Developed for inspection – most other systems are developed from reverse engineering software
Software is easier to use than competitors with better reporting
Can combine point cloud data with single point inspection

8. PowerINSPECT CNC PowerINSPECT version for CNC CMMs
Allows either teach-and-learn or offline programming
Full simulation and collision checking based on PowerMILL technology

9. PowerINSPECT OMV Measurement on a machine tool
Allows errors to be found where they can be corrected
Allows in-process inspection
Gives immediate scrap or save decisions
Not intended as CMM substitute – final inspection is still recommended

10. PowerINSPECT Tubing Important for portable measurement suppliers
Creates cylinders and intersections
Typical application: oil and gas

11. PowerINSPECT PartAligner
Allows part location with an arm
Updates CNC controller with correct position
Manual operation so mainly for one-off production
Portable between machine tools

12. Recent developments

13. All products 64-bit operation for larger parts and assemblies
Faster, easier extraction of CAD data
Loading of workplanes from all file types

14. All products
Quick Report – single page summary

15. All products Ability to reuse points in multiple items
Allows features to be built from other items, e.g. cylinders from circles
Minimises amount of measurement required
Provides consistency across measurements

16. All products GD&T Improvements - easier GD&T creation
Pick item interactively and display item type automatically
Support for CATIA and NX (Unigraphics)

17. Manual version New simple measures
Faster, easier creation of alignments
Dimensions displayed on CAD

18. CNC version Simulation Improvements
More flexibility to deal with collisions

19. CNC version Automatic surface inspection methods
Raster – fixed spacing and stepovers
Curves – spacing to match control points

20. Point cloud version
Shaded point cloud gives immediate impression of shape
Ability to label single points within point cloud

21. Conclusions
Customers increasingly demand higher quality – more inspection is essential
PowerINSPECT allows errors to be found earlier and corrected at lower cost
Broad range of options allows standardisation
Less training saves time and cost
Easier comparison of results between devices
Continued development will reinforce PowerINSPECT’s position as the world’s leading hardware independent inspection software

22. Thank you