When the part goes to the CMM there will be a laser scanner there to read either a bar code or an identification number. This identification tag will carry a great deal of critical information and supply that data to computers, which will store and keep the specifics on this workpiece. For instance, the accuracy, perpendicularity, the true position of bored areas, the repeatability of the CMM and more, will all be captured information.

Once the CMM has scanned the part, it is ready for the next process. The robot will pick up the part, take it to a bushing press and then to an out bound conveyor. The parts are then ready for shipment to Dana in Columbia, MO. Here is where information gets really critical.