SURFACE GAUGING SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
ORIGIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	LINEAR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION	101 N. ALLOY DRIVE FENTON MI 48340	surface gauging systems for manufacturing, assembly and inspection in industrial applications consisting of laser hardware and software;CORPORATION;
ORIGIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	ORIGIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	9238 Madison Blvd Bldg 1, Ste 800 Madison AL 35758	surface gauging systems for manufacturing, assembly and inspection in industrial applications consisting of laser hardware and software;CORPORATION;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

An apparatus and method for mounting a valve stem to the rim of an vehicle wheel includes engaging a valve stem with a robotic manipulator, moving the valve stem relative to the rim along a programmable path of travel, coaxially aligning the valve stem with the aperture in the rim, and inserting the valve stem through the aperture in the rim. Preferably, the aperture location in the rim is determined at a gauging station by a machine vision system. If necessary, a power-actuated nut runner is used to tighten a nut over the valve stem. Alternately, the gauging station can use a table which rotates the wheel about a central axis, and an optical sensor detects the location of the aperture. Optionally, a probe mounted on the gauging station can be extended into the aperture to confirm the aperture position and to reposition the rim slightly if required.