The integration of AM (Additive Manufacturing) process into the industry leads to a new kind of part production. Parts coming from this manufacturing process need to be inspected to have a better understanding of the surface roughness. Thus, the automation of this inspection process must be achieved to perform a total scan of any shape. 

In this study, the automation process for the scan of an AM part is developed with the ABB robot present in the SMART CELL at the University West SMART cell at Production Technology Centre in Trollhättan, Sweden. The scan is performed by a SJ-210 mechanical stylus sensor from Mitutoyo on a small blade produced by GKN Aerospace. The aim of this work is to adapt the SJ-210 surface roughness sensor to be mounted on the IRB 6700 robot and then automate the scanning process of the surface of a sample. 

At this stage of the study, the sensor is mounted on the robot and the path of the scanning process is developed. Nevertheless, to trigger and to collect data from the sensor, a physical USB link has been established between the sensor and the computer.