Integrated innovations through a customer-centered perspective describe the newest features in Coordinating Measuring Machines (CMMs). A CMM is a measuring device tabulating the physical and geometrical traits of an object, typically a part. Manufactures of these machines are studying customers’ needs and how they use these machines. As a result, CMM manufacturers are developing more customer focused products, which remove the obstacles and make the product easier to use. To enhance the user experience, these machines are becoming more compact, flexible, portable and time saving.
Many CMMs have a bridge construction. Even though the machine may be placed under an overhead light on the shop floor, the horizontal construction of the bridge can obscure the light and reduce the illumination shined on the part. “We would laugh seeing people holding flashlights in their teeth as they are trying to set up a part,” said Milan Kocic, product manager software, sensors and user experience at Hexagon Metrology.