A typical aspect of automobile production is  the increased automation. The final assembly takes place in a production line in which the vehicle passes through several stations before rolling off the assembly line automatically. With such automated processes, any machine damage often results in a stillstand of the entire assembly line. It is therefore imperative to ensure the production facilities are fail-safe and reliable.

Modern measurement technology for machine maintenance
Important production line areas where PRÜFTECHNIK measurement technology is put to use include:

• Car body forging press
• Paint shop
• Conveyor and propulsion techniques
• Test bench (engines, castors)
• Machining centers (machine tools)

Plant equipment whose breakdown could lead to a standstill of production are fitted and monitored round the clock with multi-channel online systems (VIBROWEB, VIBROWEB XP, VIBNODE) or with machinery protection systems (VIBROTECTOR, VIBREX). Mobile data collectors (VIBROTIP, VIBSCANNER, VIBXPERT) are used to collect data from the auxilliary equipment. In addition to determing the vibration related status, laser measurement systems are used to display and optimize the machine or assembly geometry – examples include: 

• Alignment of rotational axes (ROTALIGN Ultra)
• Surface flatness (LEVALIGN Ultra)
• Structure straightness (OPTALIGN smart Straightness)
• Parallelism (PARALIGN)