Mantech wins Werth Messtechnik agency

The award will mean that UK manufacturers and engineers will have access to some of the world's most accurate measuring machines, including the Werth Tomoscope, a CT scanner which incorporates many patented features, one of which has already been sold into the UK by Mantech. It is one of four orders having been placed already by the medical and aerospace industries, at a value of €1.4 million, reports the company. The Werth Tomoscope is claimed as the world's first integration of computer tomography (CT) in a multisensory co-ordinate measuring machine. This machine opens up completely new measurement possibilities for analysing features of materials. Quick CT measurement is combined with precision measurement of functional dimensions, taken using tactile or optical sensor technology. The machine works by placing a workpiece on a revolving stage and rotating it through 360°, while x-ray images are taken at several orientations. It then uses these measurements to construct a 3D image of the sample under inspection. Tactile sensors with probe tip diameters down to 20 microns probe optically inaccessible features. This makes it one of the most accurate measurement systems on the market, meaning less chance of scrapping good parts or keeping bad parts. Other Werth products now available in the UK include the Scopecheck series for use in a shopfloor environment, and the Videocheck series for gauge master certification, research and development, and first article verification. The full product range extends from classic profile and measurement projectors to highly-advanced multi sensor coordinate measurement equipment featuring optics, laser and tactile scanning probes. German company, Werth Messtechnik GmbH, has over 50 years' expertise of high quality and precision in measurement technology. The broad range of products on offer allow for non-destructive, internal and external imaging of materials and components, including metals, plastics, rubber, circuit boards and semiconductors. Photo: Paul Nash, director of Mantech, shaking hands with Andreas Dirk of Werth Messtechnik GmbH, awarding the contract to distribute the machines