As part of the reconditioning and retrofit of CMMs, Status Metrology must ensure that the machine in question is working accurately and consistently. Tight tolerances regarding roll, pitch, straightness, squareness and scale errors must be met to assure accuracy, while allowing for volumetric error-map adjustment.
Dean Tillett, operations director at Status Metrology, says: “The bespoke Wyler system provided by Bowers has met the full needs of our CMM retrofitting and service products. It’s a plug in and play solution that is compatible with our software; no additional software or set-up is required.”
Status Metrology uses a Renishaw XL-80 laser system for CMM error-map creation with a Hexagon RC1 controller. The company needed an inclination measurement solution that was fully compatible with the controller’s service tools to allow full error mapping.
“We are very happy with the product and service provided by Bowers,” says Tillett. “With demand for our services being high, and project turnaround times relatively short, we needed to be sure that the system would deliver.”
