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EasyCMM unveils retrofit CMM controller and software at IMTS
Horizontal-arm CMM inspects next-generation automotive fixtures
Hexagon launches Maestro, the 'next-gen' coordinate measuring machine
Timken acquires a CMM to inspect large bearings
Park Engineering upgrades machining capacity for larger parts
Simplified CMM inspection for productive quality control
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CMM Made Easy
Next-generation CMM software offers users a simple interface, the ability to program the machine directly from CAD data files and the opportunity to write programs off-line. This article describes the latest advancements in CMM software and shows how older machines can be retrofitted to take advantage of the software's features.
Modular fixturing pros and cons
Modular fixturing at its best offers the stability and accuracy of dedicated workholding with the flexibility to be reconfigured quickly for a variety of parts. But sometimes compatibility issues arise.
Measuring large: 5-Axis Machining
New CMM from LK Metrology doubles company's parts measuring volume
Simpler shop floor CMM
New Deltron design enables probe to go where it needs to be.
Express Checkout: CMM Inspection
Upgrades and multifunction technology improve CMM inspections.
Air-assisted measuring productivity
END USER: Neenah Foundry Co., (920) 725-7000, www.nfco.com. CHALLENGE: Increase productivity and worker safety when measuring castings on a coordinate measuring machine. SOLUTION: A system that enables a CMM operator to load and unload castings in fixtures with minimal lifting, bending or twisting and easily move parts into the CMM's measurement zone on plates supported by air.
A CMM can benefit any shop
Introduced in 1959, coordinate measuring machines have become increasingly common over the last 2 decades. The complexity and cost once meant CMMs were only suitable for large manufacturers. Advances in CMM technology and manufacturing techniques have reduced the cost of ownership, and the machines are now found at all types and sizes of shops.
Potent portables: Portable CMM arms bring sophisticated inspection to the shop floor
The basis of the portable CMM arm is to allow an operator to reach and touch the part to be measured with a hard probe and collect data.
Compensation without cables: CMM Inspection
Thermal compensation of a coordinate measuring machine's principle structural components and the part being measured helps ensure measuring accuracy over an extended temperature range when the CMM is installed outside of a temperature-controlled area. Such a temperature-compensation system is comprised of temperature sensors and cabling running through the machine to its controller.
Autonomous metrology suite
Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence's Autonomous Metrology Suite, which was developed on Hexagon's cloud-based Nexus platform, is designed to transform quality control across manufacturing industries worldwide. By removing coding from CMM workflows, the company says it helps manufacturers speed-up critical R&D and manufacturing processes as experienced metrologists become harder to find.
MiSTAR 575 Shop Floor CNC CMM
Mitutoyo America has launched the MiSTAR 575 shop floor CNC coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
Maestro CMM
Transforming quality inspection with high-speed, connected measurement workflows, Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched the Maestro, an all-new, next-generation coordinate measuring machine (CMM) engineered from the ground up to meet the rising productivity demands of modern manufacturing.
