CMM upgrades and retrofits

Upgrading and retrofitting CMM controllers ensures that your equipment remains current with the latest specifications.

An effective way to extend the lifespan, enhance the performance, and improve the manufacturing efficiency of your coordinate measurement machine (CMM) is to update or retrofit it. Manufacturing is constantly evolving, and producers face increasing pressure to meet a wider range of measurement and reporting requirements. Therefore, it is essential to have the most effective set of inspection equipment deployed and operational at all times. However, even the best-performing CMMs often struggle to keep pace with the ongoing changes in tasks and challenges. By updating or retrofitting your CMM, you can take advantage of the latest advancements in electronics, computer systems, measurement software, controllers, and sensors in today’s era of smart manufacturing.

Benefits

• Increase productivity by adding features and enhancing system capabilities to reduce the time spent on inspection programming and cycles through greater automation.
• This will help lower maintenance costs and minimize machine downtime that may occur when system components reach the end of their useful life.
• Simplify the overall usability and administration of the system by utilizing the latest measurement software.
• Prepare your machine for the future to take advantage of upcoming technological advancements, steadily increase productivity, and keep pace with the rapid digital transformation.
• Promote sustainability: Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are often replaced before they have truly reached the end of their useful life.
• Upgrading or retrofitting is typically a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly option.

Sensors

Quicker, More Flexible Measurement and Increased Output

The central aspect of the CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) inspection procedure is tactile measurement. Modern touch probes offer numerous advantages over older models. Non-contact sensors provide greater flexibility in metrology setups and are typically used to inspect items or optimize measurements that contact-based probes cannot address.

Software

CMM performance is enhanced by advanced software solutions, which differentiate connected Smart Manufacturing systems from basic measurement tools.

Augmentation systems

Significant opportunities to boost productivity arise from developments in key areas that are not directly related to the inspection process.