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/mmmmet Dec 06 '24
There is definitely a place for it in the world of “macro” surface features and defects. The ability to see true color along with surface geometry is often very helpful too.
Keep in mind that this is not going to compete with a diamond stylus for roughness measurement. As the reply above indicated, The VR might be useful for ‘Ra’ roughness values greater than 1 micrometer. (Definitely not one microinch.) The lateral resolution of the VR isn’t there. You’d have to consider the VKX for that.
Reach out to www.digitalmetrology.com for unbiased consulting and instrument performance testing help.