Coordinate measurement machine (cmm) - Articles - Page 16

R&R CMM & Vision Fixtures

September 16, 2013

R&R CMM & Vision Fixtures come complete with a wide variety of components for fixturing any type of part you may need to hold, allowing complete access to the entire part using a light clamping force.

Hexagon Shop-Floor CMM

September 12, 2013

Hexagon Metrology’s 4.5.4 SF with analog scanning capabilities—the company’s latest generation of shop-floor coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)—is available with an optional LSP-X1c probe head.

Case Study

Portable Metrology Empowers Hendrick Motorsports to Push Performance Envelope

Hexagon Metrology CMMs Provide Fast Lane Measurement and Inspection

Cathy Hayat

September 11, 2013

At the competitive edge of every professional sport, the margins of victory are tiny differences in energy, efficiency, skill and physical configuration.

Software & Analysis

Industrial CT Supports GD&T

Industrial computed tomography can help with your GD&T projects.

Andrew Good

September 6, 2013

Manufacturers of complex component parts understand all too well how important it is to acquire an accurate and precise scale of measurement to check their parts to specification and establish conformity with the data.

Great Stories Shared at HxGN LIVE

Over 3,500 Professionals From More Than 70 Countries Attend Annual Event

September 3, 2013

Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualization technologies, welcomed more than 3,500 attendees from over 70 countries to their third annual international conference, HxGN LIVE.

CMM

August 23, 2013

Wenzel America Ltd.’s new series of improvements in their line of coordinate measuring machines, the manual X-Cite CMM System, has been overhauled with new hardware and a sleek new look that is guaranteed to impress those who are seeking a reliable CMM.

CMM

August 12, 2013

Hexagon Metrology’s Optiv® Classic 443 tp, the newest model in the Optiv Classic series, comes touch probe-ready and includes a high-resolution CCD (charge-coupled device) camera for multi-sensor applications with micro- to nano-scale precision measurement requirements.

Portable Measurement

Drive Toward Advanced Portability in the Dimensional Metrology

Dimensional metrology has played a critical role in manufacturing since the 1850s.

Vijay Mathew

May 8, 2013

Since the invention of the vernier caliper in the 1850s, dimensional metrology has played a critical role in driving the manufacturing industry to its current levels of excellence.

Analysis

Where is the Next Big Opportunity for CMMs?

The answer lies on the shop floor.

Nikhil Jain

April 17, 2013

The market for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) is mature and, as such, experiencing low revenue growth rates.

Measurement

The Complete CMM

Have CMMs with multiple sensors—contact and noncontact—finally matured enough to become a complete measuring tool?

Martin Morgan

February 1, 2013

Most, if not all, quality professionals are aware that multisensor measurement systems have been around for a long time—since the 1980s, as some of us may remember—and they realize the obvious benefits when combining optical and tactile measuring into one system.