CDS Manufacturing designed and built this
semiautomatic wire diameter inspection machine.

The operator loads "feedback wires" into the
measurement fixture as each is fabricated.
The measurement system then moves the wire
through an LED / camera measurement
head, measuring at several points along the
length of the wires.  The system records
diameters, position, and length.  Linear
regression is used to characterize the
tapered feature of the wires.

The recorded and calculated measurements
are used to characterize the natural frequency,
and dimensional accuracy of each wire.  This
information is then displayed and logged for
each individual wire.  The operator uses the
information to adjust the fabrication operation
of the next wire.