Tools of the Reverse Engineering Trade at Arbiser Machine
Our customers often find themselves in situations where they need to accurately recreate a part through reverse engineering. Perhaps the existing part broke, or maybe they’re looking to replicate an original part because the OEM charges too much for a replacement or stopped manufacturing the part entirely.
No matter the reason for reverse engineering, the challenge we face on our end is always the same: recreating parts from scratch—often without any drawings, CAD models, or other backup documentation.
Fortunately, we have onsite reverse engineering capabilities at our machine shop in Georgia. That means we have quick and easy access to state-of-the-art tools of the trade that can accurately recreate your parts.
Tools of the Trade: Reverse Engineering Made Easy
For reverse engineering made easy, here’s what Arbiser Machine has to offer:
Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
A CMM is a digital measuring device that uses touch probes to capture the length, width, and depth of a part. The machine’s sensor technology then sends the data to a computer that generates a 3D CAD model.
Computer Vision Measuring Machine
Our facility is equipped with computer vision measuring capabilities to capture fine details in tiny parts. Because this equipment is non-contact and green-light-based, it’s perfect for flat or delicate parts that need careful handling.
3D Scanner
The trusted partner we outsource to for 3D scanning has the ability to laser-scan intricate surfaces to generate an on-screen 3D image of the part. The machine guarantees high-distance precision and accuracy.
Surface Profilometers
Our surface profilometers measure surface roughness.
Traditional Gauges
We use traditional gauges like calipers, micrometers, and pin gauges for measurement purposes. Because we’re ISO 9001:2015 certified, we’re required to recalibrate these tools to ensure they’re up to standard. You can be certain we make the part we say we’re making—and we can prove it!
We typically rely on one CMM, computer vision measuring, or 3D scanning for reverse engineering, then use the other tools as needed. As a rule, we use CMM for parts that have standard linear measurements, vision measuring for fine parts (e.g., gear teeth), and 3D scanning for parts with curved or intricate surfaces.
At Arbiser Machine, we like to make the reverse engineering process as simple as possible for our customers. If you’re unable to bring a part to our shop for any reason, we’ll happily travel to local and regional customers to conduct our analysis.
When a food processing plant recently contacted us because they needed their factory production process parts reverse engineered, they couldn’t take the assembly to our shop. So we sent our team over to their site—and got them a quote within 2 days of their request. That’s just one example of how we go above and beyond to make reverse engineering easy.
Request a quote today and put our reverse engineering services to the test. You won’t be disappointed!