Fifth award for Renishaw’s PH20 5-axis measurement system

The PH20 was praised for its ability to give up to a three-fold increase in measurement throughput. The MM Award was presented to Rainer Lotz, managing director of Renishaw GmbH and Emil Hasfeld, Renishaw's CMM business manager in Germany. Commenting on the award, Renishaw's CMM marketing manager, Brian Gow, said, "This is the fifth international award for the unique 5-axis measurement technology that underpins both PH20 and our revolutionary REVO measuring head. It is particularly pleasing for PH20 to win this award for innovation at the main trade show in Europe's most competitive market for machine tools and measurement equipment." This new award reinforces global industry recognition for Renishaw's 5-axis measurement systems, with the REVO head already having been honoured in four different countries, most recently being judged 'Best Product' at Hungary's Industria exhibition by the committee of the Federation of Technical and Scientific Societies. It has also won leading awards in the UK, France and India. The PH20 probe head offers unique 'head touches' for rapid touch-trigger measurement, and fast infinite 5-axis positioning to guarantee optimal feature access. Its compact design makes it suitable for new CMM purchases and as a retrofit to the vast majority of existing CMM touch-trigger installations. The REVO head minimises CMM motion, thus reducing dynamic CMM errors, resulting in improved accuracy, repeatability, and significantly improved inspection throughput compared to existing touch-trigger systems.