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Milton, WA 98354

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253-926-1515
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253-926-8851

Solutions & Services

At Morley we provide a range of solutions and services that leverage our expertise in applied or industrial metrology. While our services are primarily targeted toward manufacturers, our services and expertise also benefits architects, engineers, and large equipment installers. Morley provides solutions and services that cover five broad categories:

Machine Tool Laser Alignment and Laser Calibration
LaserFixed^SM Machine Foundation Layout Services
LaserPrecise^SM Engineering Support Services
Component Setup, Inspection and In-Process Control
Machine Tool Repair, Rebuild and Retrofit

Machine Tool Laser Alignment and Laser Calibration

Today modern industry demands that manufacturers meet tighter tolerances and comply with international quality standards, so the performance of your manufacturing machines has never been more important. At Morley we have invested in state-of-the-art equipment, training, and our processes to be able to deliver the best laser alignment and laser calibration services in the industry. Let Morley help you reduce scrap; gain a distinct competitive advantage over your competition; increase your machine performance; and improve your overall operational efficiency.

Document Machine Performance
When your customers need confidence in the quality and capability of your machines and processes, our services give you the ability to prove it with our base line reports and regular machine performance evaluations. This can give your company a valuable competitive advantage over others that may not be performing similar tests, especially if your customers require you to follow international quality standards such as ISO 9000 that specify recognized and traceable systems and methods for the calibration, monitoring, and control of your manufacturing equipment.

Increase Machine Uptime
Before you begin cutting or processing material or measuring components, you need to know that your machine is up to the job. With baseline assessments and regular machine performance evaluations, you will understand how the positioning performance of your machines is varying over time. You will be able to predict when maintenance work will be required for specific machines, and you can establish contingency plans in advance.

Case Study: [Gearbox Inspection]

Hamar® laser software displaying 3D flatness graphs.

Improve Machine Performance and Reduce Scrap
By understanding the specific manufacturing capabilities of your machines, you are able to use the right machine for the job, and improve machine performance through targeted maintenance and error compensation. We use the same calibration tools that system manufacturers use in their factories, and our high quality service is the best way to restore your machines to their original specifications. Our services give you the knowledge to assign jobs with specific tolerances to machines capable of holding these tolerances; and with the assurance that a machine is a good fit for the required task and less likely to produce scrap.

Case Study: [Why Check a New Machine?]

White Paper: [Improve machines and processes: Improve profits!]

Renishaw® XL-80 Laser Interferometer.

Rotary Axis Laser Calibration Benefits
Laser calibration of your rotary axis provides several benefits. Automated routines practically eliminate operator or machine intervention, reducing rotary axis calibration time by 90% over traditional methods, while centering and other accuracy errors are practically eliminated with the built-in calibration routine. Laser calibration also gives your company a competitive advantage by meeting new international standards that are extremely difficult if not impossible to meet using traditional rotary axis calibration methods.

Case Study: [Why Check a New Machine?]

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Renishaw® QC20 Wireless Ballbar Circular Volumetric.

LaserFixed^SM Machine Foundation Layout Services

Correct and timely installation of equipment is important; second only to the proper selection of the capital equipment itself. Finite alignment requires rigidity, and trying to save less than 1% of the capital costs on the careful and correct installation that creates the necessary rigidity could jeopardize your production timeline and the optimum performance of your equipment. Morley uses the FARO® Laser Trackers to position your equipment foundation anchoring systems using the latest laser technology and provides a detailed data report specifying their location. Morley can also help you select the appropriate foundation anchoring systems for your application and if necessary provide foundation-engineering services.

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Unisorb Fixators® positioned with a FARO® Laser Tracker.

LaserPrecise^SM Engineering Support Services

Saving time and money is important to our customers. That is why they rely on us to answer complex questions or solve problems with quick and accurate measurement solutions. LaserPrecise utilizes a variety of metrology systems including the FARO® Laser Tracker to perform inspections and provide detailed electronic data reports in just a few hours instead of days; giving our customers answers that allows them to dedicate their limited resources to engineering, repair, or calibration rather than searching for the answer to a question or problem. LaserPrecise supports a wide variety of applications.

Application Examples:

Aircraft Jigs
Sawmills
Hydroelectric Turbines
Marine Propellers

Fabrication Projects
Steel mills
Medical Devices
Aircraft Propellers

Molds and Fixtures
Paper mills
Rocket Propulsion
Heavy Equipment

Case Study: [Chief Joseph Dam]

Case Study: [Sun Valley Pavilion]

Case Study: [Sawmill Robotics]

Case Study: [Medical Devices]

Case Study: [Paper Mill 1]

Case Study: [Paper Mill 2]

Case Study: [Aerospace Composite Materials Mold]

Case Study: [Marine Yacht Mold]

Case Study: [Marine Propeller Shaft]

Positioning a 50-ton propeller shaft for machining
on a LeBlond lathe with a Faro® Laser Tracker.

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Component Setup, Inspection, and In-process Control

Machine tool probe systems improve the efficiency of your machine tools. Touch probes on CNC machining centers and lathes can be used to identify and set-up parts, measure features in process for adaptive machining, and verify finished component dimensions. During component setup, probing eliminates the need for expensive fixtures and manual setting with dial indicators. On-machine component inspection enables in-process gauging and 1st-off inspection.

Component Set-up
Probing eliminates the need for expensive fixtures and manual setting with dial indicators. Probes are spindle-mounted on machining centers and turret-mounted on turning centers, giving the following benefits:

– Reduced machine downtime
– Automatic fixture, job alignment and rotary axis set-up
– Elimination of manual setting errors
– Reduced scrap
– Increased productivity and batch size flexibility

On-machine Component Inspection
Spindle and turret-mounted probes can also be used for in-cycle gauging and 1st-off inspection. Manual gauging relies on operator skill or the removal of parts to a CMM, which is not always practical.

In-process Control
Part probing enables in-process part measurement with automatic offsets and tool updates, and provides increased confidence in unmanned machining. Adaptive machining provides process feedback to minimize variation. First-off inspection with automatic offset update delivers the benefit of reduced machine downtime by eliminating the wait for 1st-off inspection results.

White Paper: [Improve machines and processes: Improve profits!]

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Time is money. Time spent manually setting work-piece positions and inspecting finished product is better invested in machining.

Closed loop process control with Renishaw® Probes and OMV software enables lights out machining.

Machine Tool Repair, Rebuild, and Retrofit

Morley understands that the ability to make a machine level, straight and square is the key to a successful machine tool building project, and that quality and success requires attention to detail and taking a from-the-ground-up approach to each project to assure the precise stack height of machine components. The skills required for this are developed from years of training and experience, and for over 15 years Morley has been developing the expertise that marries fundamentals such as hand scraping with the speed and accuracy of today�s metrology systems. A Morley repair, rebuild, or retrofit project is completed quickly and with the most precise flat and level surfaces, straightness, and perpendicularity available in industry today. When Morley�s approach, expertise, and metrology systems are applied to a machine tool project, we can create a truly accurate machine tool.

Morley has invested in the latest laser technology, metrology equipment, and training, enabling faster and more precise measurement during the rebuild process and assuring proper machine alignment. Combine this with a retrofit of modern controls, ball-screws, scales, probes etc. and we can deliver a truly accurate machine tool at a competitive price. Whether in the field at your location or in our 8000 sq/ft facility equipped with a 10 ton capacity crane Morley can return your machine tool back to OEM tolerances.

Case Study: [6-Spindle Wilson Rebuild/Retrofit]

6-Spindle Wilson Rebuild and Retrofit Project.

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