Renishaw wins 16th Queen’s Award for REVOlutionary system

The global engineering technologies company's REVO system is used on co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to improve accuracy and throughput significantly when inspecting complex parts, including aero-engine blades, automotive cylinder blocks and many types of gears. REVO is the only scanning system for CMMs that simultaneously controls the motion of three machine and two head axes, while collecting workpiece data using its range of 2D, 3D and surface roughness measurement probes. Its novel design incorporates sophisticated laser measurement and electrical signal transmission technology for precise workpiece measurement at extremely high rates of data capture. The five-axis control system removes most of the unwanted dynamic errors associated with machine movement, because the measuring head performs most of the work. As the head is much lighter and more dynamic than the CMM, it is able to follow changes in the part geometry quickly, without introducing harmful dynamic errors. "REVO is one of the most technically complex products that we have ever developed and it has been a game changer for the measurement sector," said Sir David McMurtry, Renishaw's chairman and chief executive. "Whilst it has already won numerous international awards, to receive a Queen's Award for innovation is very special, as they continue to be regarded as the UK's most prestigious awards for recognising commercial and technological success."