ROMER Inc. Releases DOCS 2.3 Tube Inspection Software

By DE Editors

ROMER Inc. (Wixom, MI) released DOCS 2.3, an upgrade of its tube inspection software designed for quality control in the tubing industry. DOCS (Data Overlay Camera System) 2.3 can be used with a ROMER portable CMM, and it can inspect and measure round metallic and non-metallic wire, tubing, and piping used in almost any industry — automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, medical, machinery, appliance, and more. DOCS can also produce corrected bend data for CNC tube benders.

Among the new features of DOCS 2.3 is Auto Single Measure Mode, which automates the already easy tube inspection process by minimizing operator input requirements. Also, support for multiple languages is now included: English, Chinese (simplified), Czech, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Turkish.

A ROMER portable arm CMM with DOCS software, plus a noncontact tube probe (sizes range from 6 mm to 150 mm), allows precise measurement of items as fine as wire up to tubes that are six inches in diameter. Seamless integration with contact (touch or touch trigger) probes is also standard, which enables operators to measure areas inaccessible by non-contact probes. Based on the length of the arm, touch probes can measure very large tubing and geometric features such as brackets, tabs, holes, and slots. DOCS supports ROMER’s powerful switch on-the-fly capability between contact and non-contact probes during a measurement routine.

When used with ROMER’s INFINITE portable CMM, the DOCS software patented Transprojection ability allows operators to overlay inspection results on a live view of the part from the INFINITE arm’s onboard digital camera for the ultimate in process documentation. This data can easily be included in the DOCS inspection report or used to make operator instructions.

Contact ROMER Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, or Hexagon Metrology.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.