CarCheck System
A world novel menu driven measuring system for checking and documenting the lacquer coating thickness of cars. The CarCheck system optimizes the cost, quality and damage management.
As a specialist for innovative user oriented solutions, AUTOMATION Dr. Nix created a milestone of non-destructive lacquer coating measurement technology: the world novel CarCheck measuring system. A menu driven quality system working in accordance with future rules and regulations of the automobile industry regarding the recording, analysis and documentation of measurements.
Based on the proven technology of the QNix® 1500, user-friendly advantages and features have been developed even further. Thus, a rugged, easy-to-use and reliable measuring system of future generations has been created, providing a large range of measurement and an innovative software solution.
Increasing demands on the management of cost and quality require new integral measuring systems.
The CarCheck measuring system offers a completely new way of managing cost, quality and damage in the automobile industry. Structured design of the measuring task, systematic and verifiable documentation of measurements as well as analysis of measuring values combined with intuitive menu navigation provide considerable advantages.
Increasing quality standards in industry, craft and service providers, such as experts, insurance companies, lessors and car manufacturers resulted in the need for complete, detailed and verifiable documentation of measurements. Acting on this, the new CarCheck measuring system now, meets these high and individual demands in an impressive manner. Even concerning speed and reliability of measurement recording, processing, and documentation.
The CarCheck system: a lacquer coating measuring system setting new standards.
A modern car is fitted with five qualitative coatings during the production process. Each of these layers – electrophoretically deposited bond coat, anti-chip layer, primer, base coat and clear coat – serve to protect the car body against corrosion and affecting weather. With 100µm these layers are together not thicker than a hair. They also provide the foundation of a car’s visual appearance, which plays such an important causal part of the purchase decision process. Single measurements of coating thickness on different parts of the car body, taken during production process and final inspection ensure the quality of the vehicles surface.
Innovation: easy, fast, reliable and menu driven – recording, processing and documenting measurements of all coating layers.
The new CarCheck® system from AUTOMATION Dr. Nix is the first measuring system utilizing a pre-defined network of coordinates for statistical quality control purposes. Measurement spots of a car body are systematically created, recorded and documented in a menu driven environment. An innovation that is not only of considerable use to the automobile production but which also facilitates work in all areas of damage management, service and automobile trade.
In addition to the usual individual measurements, it is now possible during production to select specifically between two different measurement programs depending on the application.
After selecting the type of vehicle (e.g. Cabriolet or Van), at least three measurements on pre-defined spots on the measurement object (fender, hood, side part, etc.) are necessary for “base measurement”. Whereas the “intensive measurement” requires at least six measurements per measurement object, which can then be documented. To avoid errors and to facilitate measurements easy but clear instructions appear on the display and guide the user through the measuring process. After recording each individual measurement, the menu navigates to the next measuring spot on the “raster of coordinates” until all measurements and results are finally saved and completely documented within the system.
The “network” of saved analyzable data also facilitates the quality management of users by providing reproducibility of measurements.
The provided USB-dongle ensures interference free radio communication between measuring device and PC. The measurements are saved in the gauge until the user deletes them with the supplied system software.
The gauge’s menu is as easy to understand as modern cell phones guaranteeing a save and intuitive operation of the measuring system and meeting the requirements of today’s generation. The gauge’s handling is facilitated even more by the included software for administrative and analysis purposes, which is quite similar to MS-Office applications.
