Baty FV-5040 cuts complex component inspection from a day to 10 minutes at Bluemay Weston
Published: | Industry News: Measurement
Specialist manufacturer Bluemay Weston Ltd has significantly reduced the time required to inspect complex components following its investment in a Baty FV-5040 Vision System from Bowers Group.
Bluemay Weston manufactures non-metallic punched, pressed and water jet cut components, including intricate parts with complex profiles. Operating to the AS9100 Rev D quality management standard, the company maintains rigorous inspection procedures to ensure its products meet customer specifications.
The production team at Bluemay Weston, said: “The FV-5040 has reduced our reliance on manual measurement, with inspections that previously took up to a full day now taking approximately 10 minutes. It has also made recording inspection results much easier and helped us increase inspection capacity while reducing production delays.”
With some components requiring more than 200 dimensional checks, inspection had become an increasingly time-consuming part of the manufacturing process. The company previously used a VuMaster system, but limitations relating to component size and difficulties obtaining accurate measurements meant that certain dimensions had to be checked manually.
To overcome these challenges, Bluemay Weston invested in a Baty FV-5040 Vision System from Bowers Group in February 2026. The system has enabled the manufacturer to inspect complex components more efficiently, reducing the need for supplementary manual measurements while providing a larger measurement capacity than its previous equipment.
The FV-5040 is part of the Baty Venture FV range, which combines field-of-view measurement technology with automatic feature detection and inspection software. These capabilities support the measurement of components with extensive dimensional requirements, while programmable inspection routines can be used for repeat measurements.
At Bluemay Weston, the FV-5040 has been integrated directly into daily production and is used by the production team for first-off, in-process and last-off inspection. Automatic inspection programmes are used occasionally, although they are not required for every inspection.
The system's inspection reporting capabilities have also made recording and managing measurement results considerably easier, supporting the company's established quality procedures.
Alongside the time savings, the improvements have enabled the production team to manage demanding inspection workloads more efficiently while maintaining the quality requirements expected by its customers.
Bluemay Weston also praised the support received from Bowers Group throughout the investment: “We were very happy with the help, service and advice we received from Bowers Group. The support throughout the process, including the installation of the FV-5040, was excellent and helped ensure everything was set up smoothly,” Stephanie added.
