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CMMs (co-ordinate measuring machines) and software
News Release from: Hexagon Metrology Europe, Romer | Subject: CMM programming software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 November 2005
CMM oftware modules expand EMS further
Expanding on the concept of Enterprise Metrology Solutions, software modules for CMMs expedite programming and extend capabilities to other types of measurement equipment.
Wilcox Associates, a Hexagon Metrology Company, has announced the upcoming availability of PC-DMIS V4.0 With over 20,000 seats in place, PC-DMIS is the world's leading metrology software for Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMMs)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 14 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Highlighting this release are: * PC-DMIS Vision brings PC-DMIS' sophisticated, metrology capabilities to traditional camera-based measurement equipment.
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For the first time, PC-DMIS' proven set of programming and measurement tools make it possible for users of vision devices to integrate CAD seamlessly into their measurement operations.
The module includes advanced editing capabilities, a full complement of targeting and filtering tools and the unique AutoShutter feature, which lets manual machines run semi-automatically.
On multi-sensor machines, users can switch between tactile and vision probes as needed without having to recalibrate any probes.
All the existing tools familiar to tactile users are available when a tactile probe is employed.
The common user interface provides existing users of traditional tactile CMMs a familiar experience with the addition of the vision specific tools.
* PC-DMIS Portable addresses the specific needs of users of portable arms such as Romer and CimCore.
It takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of portable measurement devices and makes them easy to access and apply with a special version of the PC-DMIS QuickStart routines.
For automotive applications, the software lets users mix shank and tip probing as necessary allowing them to execute their measurement routines as efficiently as possible.
Any-Order Measure provides the ultimate in flexibility by allowing users to decide the measurement order at program runtime.
* Inspection Planner Suite not only makes paperless inspection possible, it also automates the job of part programming.
It consists of two modules, the CAD-resident IP Planner and the PC-DMIS resident IP Measure.
IP Planner lets designers incorporate their intent into CAD models electronically in the form of Inspection Plans.
IP Measures reads these plans and uses them to build measurement programs with little or no operator intervention.
* PC-DMIS NC dramatically reduces scrap and rework by turning on-machine probes into powerful tools for in-process metrology.
Version 4.0 adds support for additional controllers, new probe types and a variety of multi-axis machine configurations.
These make it even easier to create automated set-up and in-process measurement routines giving users greater control over their machining operations.
PC-DMIS NC's tools for evaluation and analysis make it possible to recognise and diagnose small problems before they become major issues.
Version 4.0 features a new reporting module that lets customers quickly design reports to meet differing requirements.
The module employs a template builder providing for the mixing of text and pictures in virtually any configuration.
This makes it possible to develop graphical reports on demand.
Further, users can share these templates among part programs and can easily tailor them for varying audiences.
This release extends the PC-DMIS' powerful GD and T engine.
It makes the application of the ASME Y14.5.1M standard more transparent and enhances management of the Datum Shift Provision with improved fitting algorithms.
This ensures that datum features are not unnecessarily constrained and PC-DMIS always yields the maximum available tolerance on every feature it measures.
PC-DMIS, the world's most advanced CMM software, is the centerpiece of Wilcox Associate's Enterprise Metrology Solutions product group.
It is standard equipment on all of Hexagon Metrology Group's new CMMs and is also available as an upgrade to all Hexagon Metrology brands of CMM already in use.
Also, PC-DMIS can be used to upgrade all brands of Non-Hexagon CMMs.
* About Wilcox Associates - Wilcox Associates is a member of Hexagon Metrology.
Founded in 1990, Wilcox revolutionised CMM measurement with its PC-DMIS CMM software, which for the first time integrated CAD into the inspection process.
Now, with Enterprise Metrology Solutions (EMS), PC-DMIS technology is the core of a set of closely related software products focused on the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data.
With EMS, our customers are able to fully leverage manufacturing process knowledge and build truly lean systems.
Through its sister companies in Hexagon Metrology, Wilcox Associates markets and distributes its products worldwide.
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