Wheel Fastener Inspection

Key wheel components such as the barrel, lip, hub bore, lug holes, and fasteners feature intricate designs involving fine details that can be difficult to inspect. Cracks or other defects in any of these designs can be hidden especially to traditional inspection systems, making wheel component inspection challenging.

Precise measurement of components like the wheel fastener is crucial and can be challenging at the same time. Traditionally, eddy-current sensor technology is an inspection system of choice for checking the spiral groove of wheel fasteners for quality control. However, the technology has its limitations in detecting small differences between threaded and unthreaded parts.

KEYENCE measurement sensors like our 3D laser profiler can generate three-dimensional data of wheel fasteners under inspection, exposing defects and irregularities in spiral grooves and unthreaded parts.

Wheel fastener manufacturers using the right wheel fastener inspection systems can send quality final products to wheel assembly facilities.

Conducting extensive inspections for wheel components helps prevent manufacturing issues that cause wheel detachment on the road and other problems that make a wheel system prematurely fail on the field user.

Accurate wheel inspection during assembly ensures improved handling, stability, and a smoother ride.

A defect-free wheel system reduces accident risks.

First, the threaded and unthreaded parts must be checked for signs of damage, such as bending and cracks. These defects are a threat to vehicle performance.

The nuts must also be verified for proper threading, ensuring no debris, cracks, or other signs of damage. For adequate clamping force, proper length must be checked, too.

To ensure all these and many other parts for wheel fasteners inspection pass established quality standards, manufacturers need reliable wheel component inspection devices and systems. Human-based inspection arrangements are prone to errors and are limited by production volumes.