Geomagic Qualify 9 Benefits the Turbomachinery Industry, 1 in a Series

By DE Editors

Geomagic (Research Triangle Park, NC) recently released Geomagic Qualify 9 and Geomagic Blade extension, digital inspection software for manufacturing organizations.

Geomagic Qualify 9 allows companies to compare as-built to as-designed parts and machinery. When combined with the Geomagic Blade extension, it provides analysis of rotors, stators, impellers, and internal blade features.

New features in Geomagic Qualify 9 include support for multiple coordinate systems, advanced 2D dimensioning features, direct access to CAD geometry, and line profiles. Other benefits of the software’s new version are faster workflow and cleaner models.

Geomagic Blade adds multi-vane analysis for users in the turbomachinery industry. Users can analyze and report on dimensions related to turbine segments such as minimum opening (throat) and minimum distance from blade to blade. The software also simplifies the analysis of complicated geometries found inside a blade for cooling or flow purposes.

The software offers direct plug-ins with digital scanning devices such as arm-scanners and laser trackers. A complete list of features can be found at the company’s website at geomagic.com.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.