may14SW.pdf Jun. 2014 | Page 34

TESTING & MEASUREMENT Laser line displacement sensors for positioning of synchroniser discs High speed measurement of "difficult" surfaces Non-contact laser line displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon are playing a pivotal role in the automatic positioning of synchroniser discs during production. The discs, which are manufactured for use in automatic vehicle transmissions, need to be accurately positioned under a laser prior to deburring. Two ‘optoNCDT 1700LL’ laser line displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon are mounted to a purpose-built handling and processing machine manufactured by Behr Systems GmbH. The sensors are mounted at two different measuring points on the machine, from which they are able