SeymourDumore
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2005
- Location
- CT
Guys, I'd like to ask your opinion on the smaller Tesa CMM-s.
I would very much like to get a small machine. Tough it isn't essential for my operation, it would help out a great deal on speeding up measurements on PITA parts, and - depending on the model - may allow me a 100% automatic inspection on many others.
I was first looking at the arm-type units. They do have their benefits, but they also come with their own handicaps and now have abondaned that idea.
Tesa has 2 other models in the small frame gantry CMM-s. One is a manual with manual fine adjustment. No software required or available other than the control panel. Price is very reasonable. BUT! I'm not sure about the accuracy and repeatability with all manual actuation. Also, due to the manual nature it does not have the programmability other than the sequence prompting the user for the individual points. IOW, it would not exactly speed up 100% inspection.
The last one is the programmable DCC unit. Motorized and fully programmable, comes with the PC-DMIS software and have the optional solid model package available. Price is nearly a 10K jump, but it could/would serve all of my needs.
Question is: How do the Tesa's compare agains the much bigger and even bigger wallet type units?
P.S. I did not have the time to check out Mitutoyo at Eastec, so don't know about their accuracy or price. There was also another vendor, Hermel ( Me thinks) with a small fully motorized unit, sporting an under 20K pricetag. If anyone has any info on them and willing to chime in, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
I would very much like to get a small machine. Tough it isn't essential for my operation, it would help out a great deal on speeding up measurements on PITA parts, and - depending on the model - may allow me a 100% automatic inspection on many others.
I was first looking at the arm-type units. They do have their benefits, but they also come with their own handicaps and now have abondaned that idea.
Tesa has 2 other models in the small frame gantry CMM-s. One is a manual with manual fine adjustment. No software required or available other than the control panel. Price is very reasonable. BUT! I'm not sure about the accuracy and repeatability with all manual actuation. Also, due to the manual nature it does not have the programmability other than the sequence prompting the user for the individual points. IOW, it would not exactly speed up 100% inspection.
The last one is the programmable DCC unit. Motorized and fully programmable, comes with the PC-DMIS software and have the optional solid model package available. Price is nearly a 10K jump, but it could/would serve all of my needs.
Question is: How do the Tesa's compare agains the much bigger and even bigger wallet type units?
P.S. I did not have the time to check out Mitutoyo at Eastec, so don't know about their accuracy or price. There was also another vendor, Hermel ( Me thinks) with a small fully motorized unit, sporting an under 20K pricetag. If anyone has any info on them and willing to chime in, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks