Articles Tagged with ''coordinate measurement machine (CMM)''

To choose the right 3D surface measurement tool, an engineer must carefully consider the size of the object, the speed of the scan and analysis, and a customer’s tolerance requirements.

This white paper explains the main aspects of ISO 10360 and, in particular, ISO 10360-7, the standard for inspecting coordinate measuring machines with imaging probing systems. Learn why ZEISS chose this standard, how this standard benefits customers and what you need to keep in mind in the implementation.

Quite often in manufacturing, an inspection department is treated primarily as a necessary overhead expense required to assure compliance to customer specifications. Sometimes an inspection department may also be treated as a profit center for compliance to a variety of test protocols dictated by external agencies, or perhaps internal procedures to demonstrate traceability to certain quality standards. 

When explaining surface finish measurement, it can be helpful to start with the classic metaphor of a desert, as often described by gage maker Taylor Hobson. Imagine grains of sand as roughness, the ripples of sand as waviness, and then the undulating dunes as the surface profile.

Robots manufacturer Stäubli Robotics and 3D measurement software company Metrologic Group jointly developed the first Coordinate Measuring Robot (CMR), achieving a 100-micron 3D absolute and trackless accuracy.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announced the latest evolution of its Global S coordinate measuring machine (CMM) series, customizable for specific inspection work and changing manufacturing objectives.