A practical approach for automotive stamping moulds laser measurement and positive/negative nominal distance calculation

Automotive stamping moulds 3-D measurement is essential when there is no CAD model from the masterpiece and either copies or re-engineering is required. To do this, touch probe or optical triangulation technologies could be used. Weighting speed and accuracy up, point laser measurement is the best affordable option 10 SMFs. A practical approach for 3-D stamping moulds digitising is presented. The needed device is attached to a milling machine. Male and female masterpieces are measured separately and afterwards nominal distances are calculated through a particular algorithm and software. Knowing this distance on critical areas is a must for proper stamping tasks.