System and method for determining wear of a worn surface

A method of remanufacturing a machine component having a worn surface, the method comprising:

• providing a scanning device at a distance from the worn surface;
• moving at least one of the scanning device and the worn surface relative to the other;
• generating a set of data points via the scanning device, wherein each data point of the set of data points is indicative of a depth of a corresponding point on the worn surface relative to a reference plane;
• determining a maximum depth of the worn surface based on the set of data points;
• comparing the maximum depth with a tolerance limit of the worn surface;
• and
• determining a remanufacturing operation to be performed on the worn surface based on the comparison.

A system for determining wear of a worn surface of a machine component, the system comprising:

• a support device disposed adjacent to the worn surface, the support device comprising an elongate member disposed at a distance relative to the worn surface, wherein the elongate member is movable relative to the worn surface;
• a scanning device disposed on the elongate member of the support device, the scanning device configured to generate a set of data points, wherein each data point of the set of data points is indicative of a depth of a corresponding point on the worn surface relative to a reference plane;
• and
• a controller disposed in communication with the scanning device, the controller configured to determine a maximum depth of the worn surface based on the set of data points and compare the maximum depth of the worn surface to a tolerance limit of the worn surface.