This unit just stopped in for a demo on it's way through our area today.
I am impressed with it's ability to "see" blind features that a shadowgraph otherwise would not be able to see.
He was even able to pick up both sides of end chamfers.
It also has a probe that will come in to hit features that it has trouble seeing as well, and you don't need to tie the part down even.
The bigger unit has ability to add an optional depth gauge as well.
The base unit is not able to measure depth, but if you opt up to the bigger unit, and then opt for the depth gauge, then you can.
The smaller base unit is $55K and the opted up larger unit is $65K, so the options don't kill yuh on this.
If the part is too big to get in one go, you can hit part of it and slide it down for another hit, and it will blend the multi hit together.
Another thing that sticks out to me is that you could toss up to 99 parts on the table and it would read them all at once, and show you which (if any) were out of spec.
All inside of 3 seconds? (for basic 2D shadow graph type parts)
Made in Japan, and certed in USA.
Training was free (included?) and my guy (that came down from Detroit) actually had to delay b/c a customer in Toledo needed help before one of their customers came in today, so he stopped in and got them going on their new part post haste. Sounds like he is out-there a lot.
Now - I don't run CMM's at all, but I would put this high on my list if I was buying.
I was looking at it specifically for a job that we are looking at that has blind features, and this thing can light it up with 2 or 3 different lights and will refocus for different heights and whatnot.
I quit getting "Quality Magazine" and so it may be advertised in there, but I don't think that I have seen this unit anywhere before.
The other ones I have seen at IMTS and PMTS. I guess I didn't ask how new this unit was?
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