Drive Mechanical Components Inspection

The inspection of hard drive mechanical components, such as housing, e-block, and motor parts, represents a range of difficult metrology challenges because of the variety of sizes and form factors involved as well as the importance of critical dimensions. The reliability and dependability of hard drive assemblies can depend vitally upon the consistent control of component features such as length, width, diameters, hole locations, height, flatness, roundness, angles, etc. Near in-line inspection of high-volume, relatively low-cost components requires the use of adaptable cost-effective metrology platforms, with high-speed stage travel, versatile lighting/optics, efficient image processing, and highly repeatable auto-focusing capabilities.

VIEW Engineering’s Pinnacle, Benchmark, and Summit metrology systems, with dual- magnification optics and integrated lasers, offer ideal platforms for flexibly implementing cost-effective inspection processes for hard drive mechanical components.