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not just in the material but also in the machining. If the component is not fully within the specified tolerances, our customers will not accept it. This can easily mean losses running into several hundreds of thousands of Euros.”


Numerous applications The portable CMM by Leica Geosystems has made the measuring processes used at DMR Produktionsgesellschaft mbH much simpler and has made certain applications possible that were not before. Now when inspecting incoming goods and marking components, the DMR team saves up to 40 per cent of expensive man- hours when compared with their previous conventional methods. Holger Radanke summarises: “The Tracker system is exactly the right tool for us because we can save a lot by detecting deviations before


machining starts compensating for errors by fitting the component into the shape of the casting. Thanks to our detailed and accurate measurement results, necessary deviations from the construction can now be requested from customers with a new level of quality. By determining deviations in form and position in large measurement volumes, it is possible to draw valuable conclusions for the production process. We can combine the Tracker system in combination with our in-house software which opens up numerous application options, so that the system has even exceeded our expectations.”


Fig. 3. The mobile CMM makes it easy to measure points that are difficult to access.


Fig. 4. Measuring a BARD machine support.


Fig. 5. 6 m high, 80 t in weight, no time for and no errors permitted.


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Andreas Petrosino is Marketing Coordinator, Hexagon Metrology Services Ltd, Cobham, Surrey, UK. www.hexagonmetrology.com


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