Verisurf Improves Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Processes

Anaheim CA. Verisurf Software, Inc. is set to unveil new manufacturing automation solutions that increase assembly productivity of major airframe components, such as rudder and wing assemblies from globally dispersed suppliers.

Live demonstrations will take place at the AeroDef Manufacturing 2011 Exposition and Conference at Verisurf booth 1822 from April 5-7, 2011.

Verisurf’s new solutions feature key characteristic measurement and reporting automation technology. Based on Verisurf X5 Discrete Point Acquisition Solution System, the solutions use non‐contact 3D scanners to quickly extract discrete inspection points without additional the time and costs associated with massive point clouds. By automatically reporting key characteristic measurements of major asbuilt airframes, the solution immediately identifies deviations from the as‐designed configuration, aids assembly simulation and significantly increases assembly productivity.

In addition to demonstrating its revolutionary key characteristic measurement and reporting automation technology:
• Verisurf will demonstrate Outer Mold Line (OML) Measurement and Control, Digital Tooling, and Model Based Definition (MBD) solutions.
• David Olson, Verisurf’s director, was selected by the technical committee to present Model Based Inspection: Leveraging Model Based Definition (MBD) for Quality Assurance at 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 7th.
• In AeroDef’s Quality, Measurement & Inspection “Tech Zone,” Verisurf and VRSI have collaborated to demonstrate In‐Process Metrology featuring robotically controlled scanning by VRSI and scan data analysis by Verisurf Software.

Verisurf Software, Inc. is a metrology software development company committed to delivering advanced CAD based Inspection and reverse engineering solutions. Verisurf software enables manufacturers to produce higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost by using highly automated paperless, 3D CAD based inspection processes reducing the need for error prone hand measurements and costly 2D paper drawings.

AeroDef Manufacturing 2011 Exposition & Conference
Anaheim Convention Center – April 5-7, 2011
Verisurf booth 1822

Verisurf to Focus on International Metrology Markets

Anaheim, CA : Verisurf Software, Inc. has formed a Global Business Development Team to meet the growing international demand for its metrology software. Headed by Verisurf President Ernie Husted, the Team will include Robert Martin, Verisurf director of business development and international sales, and Jacob Hockett, Verisurf global sales engineer. Together, they will work closely with key metrology OEM hardware partners around the globe.

“Verisurf’s Global Business Development Team will focus globally on our core industries like aerospace, energy, and automotive and heavy equipment,” said Husted. “Verisurf has the state-of-the-art metrology technology that greatly benefits these international markets.”

As part of the Global Business Development Team, Martin will manage Verisurf OEM partnerships and grow the Verisurf brand internationally. With 20 years of experience, he’s a trusted authority on the latest manufacturing and inspection solutions. He serves as a valuable resource for top executives at the industry’s largest companies, including EADS, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Ford and Honda. He brings a vast understanding of metrology supply chain solutions and lean manufacturing processes.

“Leading the international expansion of the Verisurf brand is very exciting,” said Martin. “I am confident our newest global customers will find measurable improvements in process, productivity, quality, and margins simply by using Verisurf X.”

Hockett will create and deliver technical content to Verisurf OEM partners and engage fortune 500 manufacturers worldwide. He began his career at Janicki Industries, an R&D composite facility, developing aerospace technologies. He then worked at Metris (now Nikon) specializing in metrology installations around the world. He currently serves as a supporting specialist for several major metrology companies and agencies, including NASA, US Army, Gulf Stream, ITT Space systems, and Northrop Grumman.

“It is an honor to be part of the Verisurf Global expansion,” said Hockett. “I could not be more excited to get out and show the rest of the world what every Aerospace manufacturer in the United States already knows…Verisurf leads the way.”

Verisurf Software, Inc. is a metrology software development company committed to delivering advanced computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering solutions. Verisurf software helps manufacturers produce higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost by using highly automated paperless, 3D Model-Based inspection processes, rather than hand measurements and 2D paper drawings.

Verisurf Software names Robert Martin as its new global account executive

Verisurf Software today named Robert Martin as its new global account executive. A 15-year metrology veteran, Martin is a trusted authority on the latest manufacturing and inspection solutions. He will serve as a valuable resource for top executives at the industry’s largest companies, including Airbus, Bombardier, BAE, Pratt & Whitney, Ford and GM.

“Martin is a respected, c-level solution provider with a vast understanding of metrology supply chain solutions and lean manufacturing processes,” said Ernie Husted, president of Verisurf Software. “His experience, skill and energy will benefit our biggest customers.”

“I am excited to join the Verisurf team,” said Martin. “Our commitment to the common software platform is geared for the success of all forward-looking manufacturing companies. Our model-based inspection software provides them with a best practices solution with nearly every measuring device on the market.”

Previously, Martin managed the ROMER/Cimcore Metrology Business throughout North and South America. He also served as product manager and sales manager for Hexagon Metrology. During that time, he spearheaded efforts to increase revenues and define the company’s product strategy.

Verisurf Software, Inc. is a metrology software development company committed to delivering advanced computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering solutions. Verisurf software enables manufacturers produce to higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost by using highly automated paperless, 3D model-based inspection processes, rather than hand measurements and 2D paper drawings.

Verisurf Unveils Affordable & Portable Rapid 3D Inspection Solution

WESTEC Show, MasterCAM booth 2145 - Verisurf Software, Inc. and select Mastercam resellers have introduced Master3DGageTM – an affordable and portable rapid 3D inspection solution that enables machine shops to significantly increase production and improve part quality. The complete hardware/software solution automates the 3D inspection process and quickly verifies manufactured parts directly to 3D CAD models.

Master3DGageTM will be sold exclusively by select Mastercam resellers worldwide beginning March 31. It will be unveiled at the WESTEC Show in Los Angeles (Mastercam booth 2145) from March 23-25.

“For the first time, machine shops will have a precise 3D model-based Inspection system that can quickly verify parts directly on a CNC machine or anywhere else in the manufacturing process,” said Tom Shelar, president of CAD/CAM Consulting, a leading Mastercam reseller.

“Implementing portable inspection into the manufacturing process identifies issues quicker, reduces scrap, and significantly improves productivity.”

Master3DGageTM integrates a Hexagon Metrology six-axis

Portable CMM – one of the world’s most accurate – with Verisurf’s advanced 3D model-based inspection software. This complete solution delivers a precise, fully automated digital process to inspect directly to CAD models anywhere on the shop floor. First article inspections are completed in minutes.

Rapid Three-Step Inspection

1. Align: Align manufactured part to 3D CAD model by probing part to corresponding alignment targets on 3D CAD model.

2. Inspect: Inspect manufactured part in real time by manually probing or by following automated inspection plans.

3. Report: Report inspection results are automatically generated in HTML and Excel formats.

The Master3DGageTM rapid inspection process improves manufacturing productivity in several ways. First, it eliminates dependence on 2D drawings, dozens of hand tools and gages. Second, it eliminates the need to route products away from the manufacturing process to fixed inspection areas. Third, it completes a fully digital 3D design, simulation, manufacturing and inspection workflow.

Verisurf Unveils Master3DGage - Affordable & Portable Rapid 3D Inspection Solution

ANAHEIM, Calif - Verisurf Software, Inc. and select Mastercam resellers have introduced Master3DGageTM - an affordable and portable rapid 3D inspection solution that enables machine shops to significantly increase production and improve part quality. The complete hardware/software solution automates the 3D inspection process and quickly verifies manufactured parts directly to 3D CAD models.

Master3DGageTM will be sold exclusively by select Mastercam resellers worldwide beginning March 31. It will be unveiled at the WESTEC Show in Los Angeles (Mastercam booth 2145) from March 23-25.

"For the first time, machine shops will have a precise 3D model-based Inspection system that can quickly verify parts directly on a CNC machine or anywhere else in the manufacturing process," said Tom Shelar, president of CAD/CAM Consulting, a leading Mastercam reseller. "Implementing portable inspection into the manufacturing process identifies issues quicker, reduces scrap, and significantly improves productivity."

Master3DGageTM integrates a Hexagon Metrology six-axis Portable CMM - one of the world's most accurate - with Verisurf's advanced 3D model-based inspection software. This complete solution delivers a precise, fully automated digital process to inspect directly to CAD models anywhere on the shop floor. First article inspections are completed in minutes.

Rapid Three-Step Inspection

The Master3DGageTM rapid inspection process improves manufacturing productivity in several ways. First, it eliminates dependence on 2D drawings, dozens of hand tools and gages. Second, it eliminates the need to route products away from the manufacturing process to fixed inspection areas. Third, it completes a fully digital 3D design, simulation, manufacturing and inspection workflow.

Verisurf Donates 24 seats of software to Machine Tool Technology Program

ANAHEIM, CA – Verisurf Software, Inc, a California based software development company that specializes in computer-aided inspection and manufacturing software for a variety of industries, offered a donation of 24 seats of software (valuing a total $528,000) in exchange for Cerritos College paying to have one faculty member trained in the Verisurf software as well as produce a series of hands on training videos featuring the capabilities of the software that our students can use as well as other Verisurf customers. Instructor, Yannick Real, was selected to attend the training, create videos showing the basics of the program and some hands-on applications as well as assist with the installation process.

Cerritos College Economic Development and the Machine Tool Technology department is very excited that this collaboration will benefit departments for years to come because the campus has been designated as the beta test site for future trainings through Verisurf. Students will have the most up to date software and equipment because of the donations we received.

Cerritos College Economic Development in partnership with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) attended WESTEC tradeshow, the largest cutting-edge Machine Tool and Manufacturing event on the west coast, earlier this year. This resulted in a highly lucrative collaboration between Cerritos College Economic Development, our Machine Tool Technology Program, and Verisurf Software, Inc.

David Olson appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Verisurf Software, Inc.

ANAHEIM, CA - Verisurf Software, Inc., the leader in model-based metrology software, is continuing its commitment to expand the company’s presence worldwide by appointing Mr. David Olson as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. He will be building upon the company’s successful model of combining direct sales through the company’s experienced sales team with personalized support of its reseller channels.

“Verisurf’s successful metrology software suite is leading the change to model based enterprise manufacturing practices and processes at a very fundamental level,” explained Mr. Olson. “This leadership provides a real opportunity in the marketplace because the message and benefits are relevant across such a broad base of industries. I am confidant we will be able to leverage Verisurf’s experience and advanced technology to create significant value for our customers going forward.”

“Dave brings with him a successful track record and very relevant background with over 25 years of CAD/CAM/CAE/RP software and hardware industry experience as a user, manager, application specialist, dealer and developer,” said Verisurf President Ernie Husted. Dave began his aerospace career as a Mechanical Engineer for General Dynamics as a CAD/CAM/CAE power user and design team leader. His early sales management experience was at Mallett Technology, and he added valuable marketing and channel management skills in positions with Structural Research & Analysis Corp., Solidscape, Inc., and Roland DGA. His most recent assignment was a Sales, Marketing and Business Development Consultant at ScanDesignMan.

Mr. Olson attained his Mechanical Engineering degree from San Diego State University and added an MBA from George Washington University.

Verisurf Software, Inc. is an advanced technology company that revolutionized manufacturing in the 1990s by providing breakthrough inspection, tool building, reverse engineering, instrument interchangeability and reporting capabilities.

VERISURF X is Company’s Most Successful Release in Two Decades

ANAHEIM, CA – VERISURF X, the newest software release from model-based metrology pioneer Verisurf Software, Inc., has become the company’s fastest selling new product introduction in two decades, it was announced today. The next generation ‘X’ version software package was first previewed late last year, and through the end of March 2009 had exceeded sales of all of the company’s previous releases.

“Reaction to Verisurf X has been overwhelming and very gratifying,” said Ernie Husted, President of Verisurf.

“Beyond our traditional aerospace markets, we are finding excellent response in industries as varied as automotive, medical and energy.”

VERISURF X features Verisurf’s proprietary common platform technology for managing all CMMs, articulating arms, laser trackers and other emerging technology measuring devices. It provides powerful capabilities for inspection, reverse engineering and reporting from a single interface, saving time and investment in multiple platforms “In developing this new release, we concentrated on really listening to what our global customers were telling us about their changing and evolving technology needs,” Mr. Husted explained. “Then we engineered the software to deliver unprecedented power and flexibility to rapidly and accurately acquire and handle data, including large point clouds, from laser scanners and other high-volume devices. We also made the navigation system easier to use and to customize, while simplifying the learning process to make it very efficient.”

NEW VERISURF X FEATURES:

Simplified menu structure for faster, easier operation.

Always-available feature tree for enhanced access to powerful inspection platform and data.

Both real-time and offline inspection to meshes.

State-of-the-art CAD system for model-based inspection and reverse engineering.

New CATIA and Unigraphics/NX native read options with GD&T Import.

Verisurf Software Helps Vought Aircraft Increase Production

ANAHEIM, CA - Technology is changing the face of aerospace manufacturing and quality assurance. No place is that change more welcome and dramatic than at Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. in Hawthorne, California.

According to Paul Evans, Quality Assurance Lead, changes in processes and systems at his plant alone have saved literally thousands of dollars in time and costs. “At the heart of these changes,” said Mr. Evans – a 34-year veteran with Vought – “is our adoption of Verisurf Software to run our portable CMMs.” Vought first introduced Verisurf into its Hawthorne operations in 2007 when the software was selected for what Mr. Evans called an “across the board changeover … and to prepare for the ramp up for a major model change.”

Vought offers a full range of aero-structure fabrication and assembly capabilities to design and manufacture fuselage panels, empennage and flight control surfaces, nacelles, wings and doors, and other structures. “We build some really big products, up to 60-feet in length, for some of the biggest names in the aerospace industry,” said Mr. Evans. “In a nutshell, we’re a tier 1 subcontractor to companies like Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman, Bell Helicopter, Cessna and Embraer. As a result, everything we build has to meet stringent engineering specifications. But beyond that, we’re required to prove that we meet those customer specs. We’ve always met that challenge, but it hasn’t always been easy.”

Vought manufactures the majority of its products in sections, and then utilizes complex holding fixtures in assembly to ensure dimensional accuracy.

“Our products are very large, so the only sensible way to handle inspection is to do it in sections as they’re built,” explained Vought quality engineer Angel Diaz.

The company receives the majority of its specifications via CATIA solid models. The specs come with local and aircraft coordinates that are “stripped down” to give the product it’s own reference system. This process further speeds up inspection and analysis.

Said Mr. Evans, “On these structures our average tolerance is plus or minus thirty thousandths, which doesn’t sound like much, until you realize you’re dealing with structures up to 60-feet long. To make things worse we have to achieve those tolerances in changing temperature conditions, which can cause some pretty wild thermal expansion and contraction.”

Vought uses a combination of laser systems and portable CMMs for measurement. Laser systems measure the large structures, while portable CMMs are used for constructions that can be measured with a 6’ long arm. Before Verisurf, there were significant difficulties in analyzing inspection results and providing appropriate feedback.

Mr. Evans explained, “We’re dealing with large sheet metal assemblies, which are very flexible. In the past we would take a measurement, then come back and analyze it on a desktop computer with a couple of different software packages. Then we would see that the product was out of spec and needed to be twisted this way or that to bring it into alignment. We might have to do several iterations like that before we got it right. It was a very time consuming process.”

“Because our only proof at that point were a bunch of numbers on spread sheets, it was difficult to communicate. We really needed something that graphically illustrated the results of our analysis, and that is why we selected Verisurf Software.”

“Verisurf is a very powerful software package,” said Senior Measurement Engineer Joel Gasca. “It resides within Mastercam and uses all the power of Mastercam’s design module. The whole system comes on a disk and installs on a computer as easily as Microsoft Office. Our computers are already connected to the lasers and the CMM arms, and since Verisurf recognizes most of the portable CMMs out there, it was ready immediately to go to work with our systems.”

After more than two years on the job, clear and easy-to-understand graphics capability and instant answers continue to be the biggest benefits of Verisurf Software. The software is utilized to collect data through the laser and CMM tools and then provide analysis on the spot. It compares the real product against the solid model residing in Mastercam and gives Vought’s team instant and graphical error reports so that its customer, vendors and production specialists can see specifics.

“We’re now able to measure the product as it’s being built,” Mr. Gasca explained. “Previously we didn’t have that capability. All we could do was collect data and then go into some other room to analyze it. Now we’re able to take Verisurf down to the floor, call over the engineers and mechanics and show them exactly what’s wrong. They love it, because the longer an error goes before it’s found, the harder it is to fix.”

He continued, “I guess the bottom line for our department is that it used to take us sixteen hours to do an inspection on a large assembly, eight hours inspecting and another eight on the report. Now we can do the same job in six hours or less.”

VERISURF Introduces Next Generation Software

ANAHEIM, CA- Verisurf Software, an advanced technology company that revolutionized manufacturing in the 1990s by providing breakthrough inspection, tool building, reverse engineering, instrument interchangeability and reporting capabilities from a single interface, today announced introduction of its next generation software, Verisurf X.

Verisurf has established a reputation for setting the standard for advanced measurement and inspection in aerospace, automotive and other technical industries. According to company CEO Ernie Husted, “Our powerfully engineered Verisurf X delivers expanded capabilities and flexibility for rapidly acquired data from laser scanners and other high-volume devices.”

Users familiar with Verisurf Software will find the new state-of-the-art Verisurf X interface to be easier to navigate and to customize, as well as faster to learn. It also allows users to inspect, analyze, build and reverse engineer using the same powerful software, saving time and investment in multiple platforms

NEW VERISURF X FEATURES:

n Simplified menu structure for faster, easier operation.

n Always-available feature tree for enhanced access to powerful inspection platform and data.

n Both real-time and offline inspection to meshes.

n State-of-the-art CAD system for model-based inspection and reverse engineering.

n New CATIA and Unigraphics/NX native read options with GD&T Import.


For additional Verisurf X information and detailed specifications, contact Verisurf at (714) 970-1683 visit http://www.verisurfx.com .