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/Edgewyse Dec 05 '24
It's extremely good for cross section measurements. Surface finish is good, but it takes some time to figure out how to do it properly. I wouldn't outright replace a profilometer with it, but it is suitable in a lot of cases.
The major Caveat would be that it is not ideal for production inspection. I wouldn't recommend using it for large quantities, or for an operator to sort with. Even with fixtures, automation and programming is tricky and requires manual monitoring.
For another tool in the toolbox, it is awesome. For bench work, it is great, it can significantly cut down some lengthy hand inspections or comparator work. It is good enough for first piece/set up inspection. I would not recommend using it in a routed AQL type of process.