Backstory,
I've used B&S 9.12.9 and 9.15.9 for 12 years or so. Our 30 year old machine has crapped out to the point where not only will Hexagon not to a trade in/refurbish deal, the bill to fix it all approaches 40K. My boss has decided that's too much to sink into 30 year old technology. And he's right.
It has fallen to me to research a replacement. I'm currently open to the major brands:
Hexagon (B&S)
Mitutoyo
Zeiss
Nikon
Wenzell
I don't relish the thought of having to relearn proprietary software, but it's not that hard.
Our use for this machine is going to be with a laser scanning head on stamping die details for reverse engineering purposes. So the proprietary software needs point cloud to solid functionality.
I'm asking for opinions, pros/cons.
I've used B&S 9.12.9 and 9.15.9 for 12 years or so. Our 30 year old machine has crapped out to the point where not only will Hexagon not to a trade in/refurbish deal, the bill to fix it all approaches 40K. My boss has decided that's too much to sink into 30 year old technology. And he's right.
It has fallen to me to research a replacement. I'm currently open to the major brands:
Hexagon (B&S)
Mitutoyo
Zeiss
Nikon
Wenzell
I don't relish the thought of having to relearn proprietary software, but it's not that hard.
Our use for this machine is going to be with a laser scanning head on stamping die details for reverse engineering purposes. So the proprietary software needs point cloud to solid functionality.
I'm asking for opinions, pros/cons.
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