QTE can also consult and provide Verisurf solutions for their stationery, But nowadays when tolerances are super-tight, Solution that is much faster than a programmable CMM.
We have often proven to customers that theyĬan eliminate the backup with Verisurf and portable 3D measurement systems suchĪs portable CMMs (coordinate measuring machines),” he added. Realizes they will not be paid until the parts are gone. “While the CNC department does not see quality-inspection as their area of responsibility, and the inspection department has been charged with using the tools they already have, the plant manager knows heĬannot provide production output until the parts ship, and company management To find a backlog of parts in the inspection department,” Jeff said. Personnel ready to help them with any challenge.
Hit with new or complex requirements, they work closely with Verisurf Software Hardware that Verisurf offers or via partnering with the OEMs, QTE provides Either through the resale of 3D metrology Training, and supporting the software as well as the hardware involved. New to FAI will find it easier with Verisurf and QTE’s expertise in consulting, FAI (first article inspection) is an absolute GD&T (geometric dimensioning and tolerance) callouts. It’s typical to struggle when getting into model-based inspection andĮspecially if their parts have profile tolerance, datum alignment, or 3D Have pains processing new jobs, for example. Opportunity, with what personnel would you begin to explore the needs for those They are required to use the CAD model for inspection.” When recognizing you have such an Manufacturers do you focus on as prospects for Verisurf? “A big hitter is aerospace, especially when “3D Measurement Solutions” company, we asked Jeff Kleinheider some more More about the history and relationship between QTE and Verisurf Software, the Referrals and a synergy of teamwork that makes the time invested worthwhile. With machine tool OEMs, it builds relationships that produce countless Like the Mastercam CNC having partnerships Further opening many kinds of networking opportunities, QTE holdsĮvents with OEM partners of 3D metrology equipment such as Faro, Hexagon andĪPI. Model-based inspection and GD&T, something about which many companies areĪnxious to learn more. Seminars focusing on Verisurf and their training and consultation surrounding To further draw attention, QTE regularly holds Sub-tier placement on their website and other marketing platforms. They featured the product front-and-center, rather than less visible under a They realized that if they wanted theirĬurrent customers and new prospects to take notice, it would be more likely if The marquis out front of their headquarters offices. Website, business cards, eMarketing newsletters, at trade shows, etc., and even Make it fully visible on QTE’s customer-facing presence… including their That if they are going to make Verisurf part of their product mix, better to Them from getting paid, then they are interested in a solution.” Verisurf can often be that answer to such
Inspection, and common bottlenecks there are gumming up the works preventing Make it from the CNC department to the shipping dock without going through “But when they realize that their parts don’t “While many plant managers see their CNCĭepartments as profit centers, they often see their Quality Controlĭepartments as cost centers” said Kleinheider. Segments of the enterprise to feed profits at the end of the day. Their Mastercam/CNC customers have needs that put them on the same food chainĪs their QC inspection counterparts, and it takes the cohesive success of both So, signing up was a no-brainer.” He could see that the inspection, reverseĮngineering and tool building solutions from Verisurf would offer customers aĬomplementary solution to their CAM product, thanks to the natural workflow itĮxperience and therefore comfort level with Verisurf matured, QTE realized that Only that, it was integrated with Mastercam, our main product line. Then I found Verisurf already had a solution for probing RE, and not Non-contact scanners were widely available. Reverse engineering (RE) software product which was not selling very well at that Product lines, Sales Manager Jeff Kleinheider said, “I was offering my own When asked what led QTE to bring Verisurf onboard as one of their Verisurf software for more than a dozen years and has been the product’s numberġ or near top reseller for many of those years. The company has been providing sales, training and consulting services for
LouisĪrea, has provided CAD/CAM products, training, support, and design contract servicesīesides being the Mastercam reseller for several states in the region, QTE Manufacturing Solutions, based in the metropolitan St.
Scott Knoche, Verisurf Reseller Sales Manager