CMM inspection

Renishaw's latest CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) product news, case stories and technical articles, allowing manufacturing industry to increase inspection throughput and achieve substantial cost savings.

UK manufacturing switches on to REVO™

Renishaw is delighted with the response to the first REVO seminars, held in September and attended by engineers from automotive, aerospace and subcontract manufacturing. Comments from attendees included - "We have to implement this technology within the coming year to cope with the demand for inspection...The software is far easier to program than I thought...We will be testing REVO as part of our next CMM evaluation"

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New pocket guide for co-ordinate measuring machine probes includes 5-axis measurement system

Renishaw offers a wide range of sensing technologies and accessories for co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs), from manually operated touch-trigger probes, through to fully automated stylus changing systems and the latest five-axis scanning technologies.

The company’s new pocket-sized CMM technology guide is a useful reference source for companies specifying new machines or considering upgrades and retrofits, and is suitable for both experienced users and those new to sensor technologies for CMMs.

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Renishaw introduces new multisensor probe for advanced portable arm CMMs

Renishaw is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative contact-sensing rigid probe that provides multisensor capability and exceptional performance for portable measurement arms.

Developed in collaboration with FARO Technologies Inc and exclusive to the new Quantum FaroArm, the FARO SENSOR incorporates ground breaking technology to provide hard probe, touch trigger and scanning capability.

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Measurement revolution gains new momentum

Following extensive previews and testing, the revolutionary Renishaw REVO™ system is being made available commercially.  Two recent applications have highlighted dramatic step-changes in cycle-time performance.

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Renishaw technology helps bring further success for Olympic champion

When reigning Olympic women’s two-man bobsleigh champion Sandra Kiriasis issued an appeal for help to manufacture blades that would meet her sport’s new regulations, Renishaw rose to the challenge.

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Do you trust your co-ordinate measuring machines? Take Messier-Dowty's lead and actively monitor CMM performance

Messier Dowty has a control procedure for almost everything; even monitoring the accuracy of its co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs).  "In aerospace, parts and systems are becoming much less fault tolerant, so we can't afford to leave anything to chance that could, ultimately, have catastrophic consequences."

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