Ox
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2002
- Location
- Northwest Ohio
Had one of these stop by on it's tour around today.
Apparently it's little sister made it to IMTS, but I didn't see it.
This thing is pretty slick in that there are no scales, motors, or anything other than optics. There is a pick-up unit (?) in the hood above, and it sees the move-able in X and C platform and the hand-held unit.
Said to be good down to three tenths.
I've never used a "real" CMM before, but I have looked at and drooled over the Faro Arms (Guage really) and this works the same, but way more accurate.
I was really going to be impressed if I could set it on the bed of Big Bertha and probe a part still in the chuck, but you can't swing the hand-held probe the other direction as the hood needs to see the front side of it at all times. So that wasn't going to work....
VERY portable unit, VERY shop-floor friendly!
I don't have a need for a unit like this right now, but if I needed a CMM, I would very much consider this unit. I would think that it is likely much faster than a mechanized CMM. (???)
I have looked at their shadow-graph / optic style before for a certain app that didn't pan out, but this is a completely different deal.
However - I'm afraid that an Arm or Rover is likely more up my alley yet, but those just don't have much resolution accuracy.
I will be interested to see where this concept expands into in the next 5 years!
A Coordinate Measuring Machine on a Whole New Level | KEYENCE America
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Sorry if this has already been posted before. I seldom check this board.
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox
Apparently it's little sister made it to IMTS, but I didn't see it.
This thing is pretty slick in that there are no scales, motors, or anything other than optics. There is a pick-up unit (?) in the hood above, and it sees the move-able in X and C platform and the hand-held unit.
Said to be good down to three tenths.
I've never used a "real" CMM before, but I have looked at and drooled over the Faro Arms (Guage really) and this works the same, but way more accurate.
I was really going to be impressed if I could set it on the bed of Big Bertha and probe a part still in the chuck, but you can't swing the hand-held probe the other direction as the hood needs to see the front side of it at all times. So that wasn't going to work....
VERY portable unit, VERY shop-floor friendly!
I don't have a need for a unit like this right now, but if I needed a CMM, I would very much consider this unit. I would think that it is likely much faster than a mechanized CMM. (???)
I have looked at their shadow-graph / optic style before for a certain app that didn't pan out, but this is a completely different deal.
However - I'm afraid that an Arm or Rover is likely more up my alley yet, but those just don't have much resolution accuracy.
I will be interested to see where this concept expands into in the next 5 years!
A Coordinate Measuring Machine on a Whole New Level | KEYENCE America
[disclaimer]
Sorry if this has already been posted before. I seldom check this board.
[/disclaimer]
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox