Reverse engineering in terms of MAEM

Is it possible to optimize production and create faster and cheaper with the use of the latest technical developments?

Yes! Read the following article, in which we will tell you how we see reverse engineering in MAEM.

Reverse engineering is more and more boldly entering new branches of industry in Poland and abroad. It is a big step towards optimization of production and meeting the needs of the market. Professional approach to reverse engineering is a recipe for eliminating manufacturing shortcomings, i.e. for obtaining a final product without defects and imperfections, which often has the original product. It is also a way to refresh the look at the products that are made on the basis of traditional technology. By adapting the methods of operation to the latest technical developments, you can produce the same or even better products faster and cheaper.

In the technical environment, reverse engineering is sometimes unfairly called product copying. In this article we will try to present the fundamental difference between the two processes.

To bring you closer to the complexity of the reverse engineering process, we will talk about a few components that are absolutely essential for the implementation of each new product.

Comprehensive technical knowledge of the equipment in use is an indispensable element of a professional approach to reverse engineering, as well as a top- -of-the-line machine park that allows us to implement this knowledge.

Professional reverse engineering is a combination of material engineering, metrology, production engineering and material strength. All these areas combined in the right combination are the recipe for the success of any production process resulting from reverse engineering.

Materials engineering

At MAEM we use only the best material laboratories. The chemical composition of each workpiece is tested by means of a spectrometric machine. From the very beginning we are sure that the material we use for further processing will perfectly match the material of the original or will be a better alternative to the one used in the design process. It should be remembered that material engineering allows us to replace existing solutions with much better ones.

Metrology

MAEM Metrology Laboratory is equipped with the highest quality coordinate measuring machine and 3D scanner. After a thoroughly conducted measurement process, we have the dimensions of the tested element with an average accuracy of 0.005. This is an extremely important process because the produced elements in their work cycle work at high rotational speed. Any failure at this stage could lead to irregularities in the assembly and damage to the cooperating elements.

After the first two stages we create our own drawing documentation at MAEM, which allows us to start the next step, i.e. the prototype production.

The step preceding the production of the trial batch is to make a detail in a 3D printer. This allows for the final verification of the collected dimensions before the start of the prototype production.

Production engineering

The machine hall in MAEM is almost 1500 m2 of modern, automated space. The workpiece is processed in a variety of different ways, according to a clearly defined scheme drawn up by the company's technological team. The final product is a prototype product.

This is the end of the imaging process. This is where the institutions involved in the exclusive reproduction of original products come to an end. They receive a product that reflects the characteristics and properties of the original product.

In MAEM, we move on...

Material durability

This is a key area of science for a professional approach to reverse engineering.

What distinguishes reverse engineering from copying is the process of durability testing of a manufactured component, as well as various works to improve and correct the original detail.

In MAEM we possess a Test Centre where manufactured elements are subjected to many hours of tests in the machines for which they are intended. At this stage we are able to introduce appropriate corrections and improvements in order to give our product the best possible properties. We believe this is the key to the company's success and we are proud to be able to create a product that is better than it was originally.

It is our perception of reverse engineering. Reverse engineering at its best.