Why use augmented reality for quality inspections?
It's mobile, fast, and intuitive – perfect for reliable and convenient inspections
Visual quality inspection with AR and Twyn has found its way into the automotive industry for good reasons:
Interactive target/actual comparison:
Through AR overlays on a tablet, operators can easily match manufactured items against their CAD.
AR superimposes CAD specifications directly on manufactured items, allowing inspectors to visually verify if parts deviate from their CAD models or if they are properly produced.
Easily create inspection plans and perform inspections in real time, regardless of where parts are produced or stored.
This method is fast, intuitive, and convenient for checking if:
- Parts have their geometric features exactly where they should be
- Assemblies have missing parts
- Components are properly assembled
Simplified and efficient processes: from inspection preparation to enhanced collaboration
Fast and flexible mobile inspection and real-time documentation to always ensure quality
Simply import your CAD data and Twyn is ready for inspection:
- No 2D drawings or programming required
- No hardware setup and markers are needed
- Location independent – start inspection wherever your parts are stored
No metrology expertise or AR knowledge required:
- Inspection steps and viewpoints guide users and speed up inspection routines
- Operators can follow predefined inspection plans, checking predefined areas
- Definition of inspection areas for streamlining recurring inspection routines
- CAD models are optimized for on-site inspection, ensuring quick execution and a seamless user experience
Inspect and document results simultaneously:
- Direct visualization of inspection results
- Textual and visual annotations in real-time, on-site
Comprehensive reporting and sharing of results:
- Customizable digital reports can be shared in multiple formats with internal departments and suppliers
- Projects and reports can be shared across different IT platforms
Inspections based on CAD models
Minimum setup, focus on inspections
Twyn enables the preparation, simplification, and optimization of CAD structures for inspection routines without the need for any additional software.
This approach streamlines and accelerates quality checks even more, particularly for very complex parts.
CAD optimized for mobile devices: With minimal setup required, CAD data provided by Twyn is tailored for mobile use, allowing quality inspectors to immediately focus on their inspection tasks.
Inspection plans: guided inspection with inspection viewpoints
Consistent procedures, results, and documentation
Twyn operators can follow predefined and detailed inspection plans, focusing on specified areas.
Twyn guides users with step-by-step instructions in the form of comprehensive checklists. Visual indicators mark and highlight points of interest with 3D pointers, aiding in the inspection of complex assemblies.
This ensures consistent procedures, results and uniform inspection documentation, regardless of the users’ experience levels.
Automatic, real-time tracking and registration
Fast yet accurate visual comparison
Localized through the tablet’s camera, Twyn automatically registers and tracks manufactured items.
Enabling fast yet accurate visual comparison, Twyn’s precise real-time object tracking is markerless, eliminating the need for additional setup or pre-preparation to analyze parts.
Real-time documentation and reporting
Comprehensive documentation of inspection data and customizable digital reports
Markups and annotations enhance traceability and facilitate communication between quality and production teams.
Branded and customizable reports, complete with dedicated pictures, can be exported in multiple formats, such as XLS, CSV, or PDF, and are easily shared with suppliers.
Save time and document results while performing inspections and benefit form comprehensive features:
- Photo evidence, marks, and notes
- Spatial documentation of findings
- Classification and deviation characteristics
Real-world applications
Body-in-white inspection
Proper integration of trims and other components
With Twyn, you can easily ensure that all features of the body frame are correctly positioned.
This is crucial for the proper integration of trims and other components, such as door locks and handles, electronic components, seats, chassis, subassemblies, and the engine.
With Twyn, you can verify features for:
- Location
- Orientation
- Existence
- Amount
Verify bolts, studs, and welding spots
Get support through automated verification through image processing
With Twyn, performing complex and recurring checks becomes easier and faster, ensuring that all features of assemblies, including welding points, bolts, and studs, are correctly positioned.
Additionally, AR facilitates the automated import and creation of inspection points.
All details needed for inspections are automatically generated, saving time during both the setup and actual inspection sessions.
AR also enhances sampling and inspection rates, accelerating recurring inspections.
Toolmaking
Check automotive production equipment with AR
Tools for efficient machining and assembly of parts are essential for industrial manufacturing, ensuring that components are manufactured according to specified requirements.
- Twyn and AR are ideal for testing custom designs and solutions
- AR digitally supports the entire tool creation process, facilitating multiple trials until the final tool is built
Jig and fixture construction
Check position, orientation, and alignment of many moving parts
Jigs and fixtures are important tools in manufacturing. They need proper positioning and alignment to ensure reliable machining operations.
Twyn enables real-time checking and adjustment of position and alignment.
- AR prevents costly errors and rework during fixture deployment through a fast and interactive CAD-based inspection process
- The digital process is location-independent, making it ideal for inspecting large fixtures
Incoming and outgoing inspections
Easy cross-company collaboration with suppliers
AR and Twyn streamline collaboration across organizations, allowing checks to ensure both manufactured and incoming parts meet their specifications.
- Supplier companies can use AR to verify that their manufactured components meet specifications before shipping for further production or assembly (outgoing inspection).
- Receiving companies can use AR to quickly identify incoming parts that do not meet specifications before proceeding to the next production or assembly stages (incoming goods inspection).
