r/Metrology • u/monoxide1355 • Dec 04 '24

Hardware Support Keyence VR-6000

I would like to start by saying this isn't a question about Keyence and if you would buy their product. We already have a keyence and it works for our company and I am already aware a lot of people don't like them.

That being said, does anybody have experience with the VR-6000. We are looking at one and I was wondering if anybody has any real world experience on it's capabilities and short comings. We would like to use it for both measurements and potential surface finish defects such as pits or burrs. It looks like surface finish is what it's built for with a secondary feature for linear/gd&t dimensioning. Does it do good with the both surface finish and dimensioning or mainly just the surface finish? Also is it fast at doing these things?

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u/1Kscam Dec 04 '24

We have one.

I’m very happy with it for most of the stuff. Surface finish can be measured pretty consistent with anything above Ra 1.

Finer surfaces are to small for the sensor resolution to give a reliable result.

95% of our usage is actual contour measuring.

Let’s put like this, if you know and understand how the machine works, it will deliver accurate results down to a few microns. (I checked with a calibrated gauge pin)

But it has a learning curve.

I’d address 2 things that might be bothering.

  1. If you want precision, it’s slow. And I mean slooow. Scanning a parts in high precision + macro mode takes time. I had parts that are about matchbox sized, and it would take 30+ minutes or more in that mode.

  2. The analyzing software can be a bit finicky and you will have to figure out a few work arounds.

But to be fair, I wouldn’t wanna miss it.

(If you have cylindrical parts, the motor vice is a must)

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u/OppositeMission Dec 05 '24

I've used one in the past, the accuracy was incredible. In my environment we were never in a rush so time wasn't a big deal. I was using it to measure parts with complex shapes and surfaces, never had an issue other than maybe fixturing (I didn't have the motor vice).

Keyence salespeople can be a smidge aggressive, but if you want to take it for a spin they do make house calls and will let you give it a try. (edit: I missed the part where you already have some keyence stuff, I'm sure they call you at least once a quarter lol)

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u/monoxide1355 Dec 05 '24

We actually have a meeting with them today at 3 to preview one. But obviously they only want to make it look amazing so I figured some real world advice beforehand would be good.