Metrology An Operator’s Guide to CMM Probe Accuracy

Wissner joined Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence in 2000 as an applications engineer, and currently provides new product training and communications for the Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence software division. Finally, he asked how to do all this without specialized equipment or expertise.

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Create a FREE account Gudauskas has taught hundreds of courses on coordinate metrology and has given numerous presentations on subjects such as airfoil inspection, and metrology. Published: Friday, January 13, 2012 - 12:45. The portfolio ranges from CMM machines to shop floor CMMs and horizontal arm CMMs. Specifically, he asked how someone can evaluate touch probes and magnetic modules for wear, or to determine if they have been damaged as the result of a collision or being dropped.

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A new CMM and its probe form a measurement system that is also tight and balanced, and its accuracy and repeatability are certified by the manufacturer and presented for your records in the form of a calibration certificate.

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That’s great unless your … Had calibration performed by Hexagon last month and maybe I should have asked the Tech. Where, if anywhere, in this dadgum 12 page report do I find the accuracy of my machine.

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A 20-year CMM industry veteran, Brian Gudauskas is the national applications manager for Hexagon Metrology in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where he leads his engineers providing support to Hexagon customers. Gudauskas has taught hundreds of courses on coordinate metrology and has given numerous presentations on subjects such as airfoil inspection, and metrology. Remember me

A 20-year CMM industry veteran, Brian Gudauskas is the national applications manager for Hexagon Metrology in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where he leads his engineers providing support to Hexagon customers. And that’s where advertising comes in.