PRODUCT REVIEWS
Red Dot award for Robust Feed
ESAB has announced that its Robust Feed wire feeder has received the highly coveted Red Dot Award : Product Design 2021 . This is the second Red Dot award that ESAB has won for product design . The brand won in 2018 for the Renegade TIG power source .
The Robust Feed was designed for portability , durability and productivity , featuring a fibre-reinforced case and select areas of double-wall steel to provide additional impact resistance . An optional heater drives off moisture to preserve wire integrity . All controls , power and gas connections are inside the case with a dedicated service cover , providing easy access to the electronics . It is , says ESAB , the only portable feeder with an IP44 protection class rating , which means it is protected against water splashes from all directions , as well as solid objects larger than 1mm .
For more than 50 years , the “ Red Dot ” award has established itself internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality
The ESAB Robust Feed portable wire feeder .
for good design . For this year ’ s competition , designers and manufacturers submitted more than 18,000 objects to the competition and a jury comprising roughly 50 members assessed the products . The strict judging criteria , which include level of innovation , functionality , formal quality , ergonomics and durability , provide a frame of reference which the jurors then complement with their own expertise .
“ I believe Robust Feed won this esteemed award because customer insights and reallife scenarios shaped its form and functions ,” said Jarkko Havia , ESAB global industrial design manager . “ We never intended to compete with existing feeders — we wanted to redefine the category , and Robust Feed achieves that goal .”
The Robust Feed accepts wire spools of up to 300mm , measures 595 x 250 x 430mm and weighs 16.8kg . For greater mobility , the wire feeder has an optional wheel kit that mounts on either the bottom or side of the feeder . It also features ESAB ’ s new PreciDrive wire drive system to feed solid wires up to 2.0mm and cored wires up to 2.4mm . Robust Feed automatically connects to ESAB ’ s Warrior and Aristo inverter-based power sources , and a connection kit enables use of the unit with competitive inverters . Equipped with an optional push-pull torch , it can also be used for welding aluminium . n
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3D metrology scanner
The new GOM Scan 1 sensor is a compact and mobile 3D scanner to digitally capture objects and achieve precise 3D meshes for applications such as 3D printing , reverse engineering and dimensional inspection . The system comes with the latest GOM software , walking users through the entire workflow .
GOM Scan 1 features a compact shape filled with advanced technologies . From GOM ’ s fringe projection technology to the stereo camera principle , this sensor is designed to deliver 3D data with high precision . The lightweight system aims for simple and quick measurements of small and medium-sized parts – even in confined spaces .
“ The pre-installed GOM Inspect software takes meshes to the next level , supporting users to get 3D data easily and rapidly . For different applications , GOM Scan 1 is available with three measuring volumes : 100mm , 200mm and 400mm fields of view ,” added the manufacturer .
“ GOM Scan 1 operates with GOM Inspect , a standard in 3D metrology , and supports tasks such as 3D printing , 3D visualisation and reverse engineering . It captures highquality data in a short amount of time while the powerful mesh editing functions make
it easy to reproduce parts , create precise 3D models or develop new products . The software functions enable users , for example , to smooth , thin and refine polygon meshes , fill holes or extract curvature lines , achieving accurate meshes that can be saved in many common formats . The smart polygonisation function creates meshes with strong detail while keeping the mesh size easy to handle ,” it continued .
GOM Scan 1 is an optical 3D fringe projection scanner with Blue Light Technology . It captures the complete surface of components with narrowband blue light – recorded by two cameras that work based on GOM ’ s stereo camera principle . The powerful light source enables short measuring times and filters out interfering ambient light during image acquisition .
“ Thanks to the stereo camera principle , the sensor recognizes changing ambient conditions during operation and can compensate for these changes . To ensure the quality of the measuring data , the
sensor software continuously monitors the calibration status , transformation accuracy , environmental changes and part movements . GOM Scan 1 , with GOM Inspect , delivers accurate and comprehensive measurement results making 3D part inspection effortless . With the software , users can easily import and align CAD and mesh files , create surface comparisons or dimensional inspections and generate reports ,” added GOM .
GOM Scan 1 will be available worldwide through both the GOM global metrology network as well as the # HandsOnMetrology platform , a joint portfolio of 3D scanning solutions by GOM and ZEISS . n
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