Thermaxx Jackets has introduced 3-D scanning to their removable insulation design process which replaced the current industry standard of measuring manually. Manual insulation can be cumbersome, incomplete and prone to errors which can result in the scrapping or reworking of interlocking insulation components, costing lost time and monetary expenses. Finding errors during installation of complex jackets during scheduled outages can be an issue.
Thermaxx’s new Tailormaxx Scanner is a 3-D scanner that records coordinates for everything in its path to result in a measurable 3-D computer model. Millions of measurements are contained in each scan and are accessible throughout the manufacturing process to ensure an accurate fit. The scanned can be carried into the field by Thermaxx managers to allow every client the benefits of the new technology.
“The rule our field technicians lived by was to measure three times and cut once,” says Brian Bannon, founder and CEO of Thermaxx.
“To my disbelief, we would sometimes measure three times, cut once, re-measure five times, cut twice, and the jacket still would not fit. I quickly learned that the problem was not the carpenter, but the tools in the tool bag. A tape measure, note pad and camera were just not getting the job done. For 18 months, Thermaxx engineers worked tirelessly to create a devise that was accurate, rugged and affordable. The Tailormaxx was born.”
The Tailormaxx Scanner technology uses non-contact emission that triangulates between everything in its field of view and then information is then relayed to the computer where a complex series of measurements is recorded by a database. Discrepancies are examined more closely and every dimension verified two or three times to eliminate the potential for error, prior to construction.
The Tailormaxx Scanner passed initial field trials with 100% accuracy.