Story-Worthy Dimensional Inspection Service

Built for responsiveness.

Our labs strive to provide services worth telling others about. We've structured our entire operation to be responsive to your needs – from precision equipment to be used for inspecting tooling, to IT systems built for optimum communications; we strive in every way to provide story-worthy service.

To take you to the next step.

When you begin a project with QC Inspection, we'll want to know your stated and unstated project needs. We value making and keeping aggressive commitments to help you get to the next step in your project. With a vast set of resources in multiple locations, there is always a way to get your measurement job done.

Lab Equipment, Capabilities.

Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)

• Brown & Sharpe CMMs with Continuous Scan (PC-DMIS)
• Zeiss Contura with Continuous Scan (Calypso)
• OGP Vision CMMs (Measuremind)
• Optiv Performance with Chromatic White Light Interferometry Scanning
• Optiv Classic (PC-DMIS)
• FARO/LDI Portable CMMs with Laser Scanners

Scanning Capabilities

• LDI Surveyor 3D Laser Scanners
• Cyberscan Confocal Micro-Scanners
• Chromatic White Light Interferometry Scanning
• Full-Contact Continuous CMM Scanning

Surface Finish Evaluation

• Zeiss Surfcom Profilometers
• CyberScan Laser Micro-Scanner (non-contact surface finish)

Support Capabilities

• Optical Comparators and other standard dimensional inspection equipment
• Robust Inventory Control System
• 2,000 lb hoist capacity
• Horizontal Bandsaw
• Parts Cleaning Station
• Small Parts Grit Blaster

For specific inquiries about equipment, software, platforms and capability, or call 952-895-1150

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods. - ISO.org

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ASQ Certifications

All inspectors are certified to one or more of the following:

• CQI (Certified Quality Inspector)
• CMI (Certified Mechanical Inspector)
• CQT (Certified Quality Technician)
• CQE (Certified Quality Engineer)
• CQM (Certified Quality Manager)
• CQA (Certified Quality Auditor)

ITAR Registered

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Sample Reports, Deliverables

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First Article Inspection Report (FAI)

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Certificate of Inspection

Download the PDF 60.84 KB

Statement of Uncertainty

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Do you have special delivery requirements? We routinely customize our reports and data delivery based on customer need. Send us a message or call 952-895-1150 with special considerations.

When to use 3D precision scanning for Tooling.

Are you unsure of the location of the tooling problem?

When you need to locate the source of a tooling concern, a 3D scan is a quick way to determine where to focus your investigation. Most tooling requires greater accuracy than scanning can produce. Therefore, when scanning tooling a CMM inspection is used to validate shutoffs and other critical features. However, 3D scan is in excellent tool to verify all features are present and on location.

Are you modifying the tool to accommodate shrink or warp?

A 3D scan of the part in question can be surfaced and used to create new electrodes or re-machine a cavity to off-set part sinks or warpage. This method produces a much more thorough result than may be obtained by individual dimensions measures on the part. If accuracy requires, a continuous analog CMM scan can produce much of the surface at a higher accuracy, but with fewer points. It can be used as a validation step to the 3D scan.

Do you need to replace a broken insert and don’t have CAD geometry?

A combination of 3D scanning and precision dimensional inspection is the best approach to re-producing a damaged tooling insert when CAD data is not available. Scan results can be used to compare to an existing cavity or a mirrored feature in the tool to ensure the broken component best fits its original shape. In these situations, we may recommend a hybrid inspection solution for your project that utilizes the 3D scanning and processing capabilities of QC Engineering, or combines these capabilities with traditional inspection techniques to provide the most useful data possible.

A Hybrid Solution

In these situations, we may recommend a hybrid inspection solution for your project that utilizes the 3D scanning and processing capabilities of QC Engineering, or combines these capabilities with traditional inspection techniques to provide the most useful data possible.

Send us a message or call us 952-895-1150, and let us guide you to the right solution.