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Portable, Powerful Portable CMM
latest version of Columbus offers many new features and updates to simplify pro- gramming, improve material utilization, increase productivity and streamline work- flow.
library that are marked for automatic process, Job Wizard can automatically nest all parts on the correct plates and assign the best machine to cut the part. For job shops, Job Wizard can perform these functions automatically within min- utes after a customer releases the order.
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, North Kingstown, RI, has introduced an addition to its Romer Absolute Arm portable coordinate measuring machines. Report- edly the most accurate Romer to date, the 77 series is designed to provide absolute
The most powerful function is the new Job Wizard, which automatically creates NC programs from customer orders. For the parts and plates within a customer’s
Columbus version 1.3 also features a simplified and optimized user interface,
accuracy for high-end 3D measurement applica- tions. The advanced machine achieves nearly a 20-per- cent improve- ment in scanning accuracy com- pared to previous models, and a 15- percent gain in touch- probe measurement accuracy, according to company officials. It comes in five sizes, with measuring range from
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The new arm, like others in the family,
can be switched on and used immediately without warmup or referencing. Probe changes can be made without recalibration to maximize flexibility on the job. Acoustic and haptic operator feedback facilitate use in harsh shop-floor environments.
“The 77 series takes the accuracy per- formance of the Romer Absolute Arm to a new level for dimensional control appli- cations found in safety-critical industries as aerospace, defense, medical and oth- ers,” says Zvonimir Kotnik, business unit manager for portable products at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. www.hexagonmi.com
Nesting Software
for Various Cutting
Processes
Esab Welding & Cutting Products, Flo- rence, SC, has released version 1.3 of its Columbus nesting software−CAD/CAM programming software optimized for plas- ma, oxyfuel, laser and waterjet cutting. This
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