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14.08.2026
B - Equipment
Retrofitted automation for flexible form measurement
Mahr Engineered Solutions (MES) has retrofitted an existing MarForm MMQ 400 form measuring device for a Bavarian company in the measurement, control and drive technology sector.
The customer benefits from significantly increased productivity, maximum flexibility and economical use of its existing investment.
The solution presented particular challenges: More than 20 different workpiece types needed to be inspected for their form characteristics, such as flatness, roundness or coaxiality, and this needed to be automated in quantities of up to 100 parts per batch. To achieve this, MES firstly installed a collaborative robot with an XL-Mahr feeder as an upgrade to a MarForm MMQ 400 already in use by the customer. Secondly, a framework program available in MarWin for such an extensive range of parts in terms of robots and software allows the customer to integrate new components very easily. The robot has now been programmed to load and unload the measuring station automatically. Doubly economical: the degree of utilization of the measuring device increases considerably, while the costs per part drop significantly – an investment that quickly pays for itself.
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