Monitor tool processes accurately

One of the principal applications of the new Local Positioning System (LPS) is as a ToolNavigator. Adapted to the special task in hand, i.e. registering and controlling a tool moving freely in space, the ToolNavigator makes an important contribution to production quality, with unparalleled flexibility in comparison
with other resources.

No matter what the tool looks like, be it a power screwdriver, a glue or grease dispenser, a punching tool or a torque wrench, the ToolNavigator prevents faults due to incorrect positioning, a wrong sequence of work steps, or excessively short or long dwell times in one position.

Thanks to appropriate adapters, the ToolNavigator's marker unit can be placed on practically any tool. The receiver unit is situated within earshot above the workplace. Adapted to different situations, two versions of the ToolNavigator are available depending on its action radius.

Without rigid and annoying x-y-z travel units based on distance measuring systems, the ToolNavigator guides workers similarly to drivers guided by a navigation system. Audible signals point out errors in the assembly sequence to the worker and they are corrected on the touchscreen display.