iMAP round view
Technical overview
- For components with a diameter of up to 3'500mm
- Maximum load capacity: up to 30'000kg
- High precision air bearing rotary spindle
- Multiple gauge configuration with 2,4 or 8 channel measurement software
- IntelliStack predictive rotor stacking software
- Included parameters: Roundness, runout, flatness, parallelism and concentricity
Typical application
For the measurement and assembly of mechanical assemblies such as aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and steam turbines.
The ultimate system for improving productivity in turbine rotor assembly
Having an accurate idea of component geometry prior to assembly is extremely important in the face of ever-increasing environmental pressures and rising fuel prices. The much more reliable measurement data collected by iMAP enables precise handling of component parts by rotor stacking software, which in turn enables precise alignment of rotor assemblies. iMAP has been independently verified and proven to provide our customers with significant operational improvements over their traditional measurement methods.
Trends and challenges in the aerospace industry indicate that significant long-term investment by leading manufacturers and operators will be required to meet the rapidly increasing global demand for these engines, with some of the major changes already underway.
These new challenges in the aerospace industry mean that the global engine fleet will need to grow by more than 20,000 net new engines by 2025.
- In 2015, the number of engines was 50,478; in 2025, the number of engines is expected to be 70,563.
- The global engine fleet is growing at 3.4% per year.
- Next-generation engines account for a 30% share in 2025.
- Combined engine sales are expected to grow to $1 trillion over the next 20 years.
- Boeing and Airbus delivered a combined 1300 in 2015, and their backlog of work was 10,000.
-
Source: Clearwater International, CAVOK
This increased demand for new engines has the direct consequence that the mro market is growing at a similar pace to meet the demand. mro (maintenance, repair and overhaul) by definition involves repair work on the dismantled engine (off-wing repair) and the replacement of parts to return the engine to its intended operating condition. The engine is disassembled and inspected, and damaged parts are repaired or replaced as necessary.
- Engine overhaul interval: every 3,500 to 7,000 hours
- Typical overhaul cost: $200,000 to $800,000
- Market value $27.9 billion in 2015
- Annual growth of 5.3% leads to $46.8 billion in 2025
-
Source: AeroStrategy, ARSA
IMap's capabilities set new standards for precision, flexibility, and performance in a wide variety of calibration and testing applications.
IntelliProbe corrects extreme setup errorsSoftware algorithms correct profile deviations due to misalignment of parts. The ?intelligent inspection' function corrects deviations of an uncentered part up to 2% of the radius of the part with negligible error.
Easy sharing of resultsInspection templates and inspection data files can be quickly and easily shared for analysis purposes via email or as PDF reports or CSV files using a free downloadable viewer.
Advanced Stacking Software for Predictive ModelingIntelliStack™ is software for solving the mathematical problem of how best to assemble a multi-stage rotor assembly. The rotor stacking program can be used to assemble rotors of industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, and aircraft engines.
Sub-micron performanceiMAP provides an extremely high level of accuracy, supporting sub-micron measurements and precise repeatability.
Reduces inspection times by up to 90%AccuScan's ability to measure 3,600 data points per revolution on up to 8 surfaces simultaneously significantly reduces your process times compared to other available methods.
Unlimited number of surfacesUp to 8 surfaces can be measured simultaneously, with an unlimited total number of surfaces that can be measured.
High load capacityThe sophisticated design of iMAP's bearing options guarantees not only the highest possible precision, but also a very high loading capacity.
Compatible with virtually all production environmentsiMAP is specifically designed for use in production environments and features a B89.3.1 standard profile filter to eliminate all background noise.
Measurement of circular geometriesThe system is designed to collect and analyze circular geometry test data such as roundness, eccentricity, diametrical runout, planar runout, flatness of circular surfaces, and parallelism.
Probe TypesAccuScan™ can be equipped with probes such as lvdt, half-bridge, laser, wireless laser, eddy current, and capacitive probes that are best suited for your application.
Process Reference StandardSub-micron circular geometry reduces process measurement inaccuracies to a level that allows the iMAP system to be considered your measurement reference standard.
Key Operational Improvements
iMAP Gauge rundr (runout and runout)
Manual data collection compared to iMAP data collectionA gauge system analysis, also called Gage rundr (Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility), is a statistical tool for measuring the amount of gauge system variation (scatter) caused by the gauge system itself and by the operators of the instrument making the measurement.