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Wireless portable CMM is hand-held
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Leica Geosystems AG product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Nov 1, 2006
The Airbus site in Broughton near Chester, UK, which manufactures every single wing variant in the Airbus product line, has added a Leica T-Probe, the wireless hand-held 'Walk-Around' portable CMM.
The Airbus site in Broughton near Chester, UK, manufactures every single wing variant in the Airbus product line, including the mother of all flagships, the new A380.
Providing work for more than 5,000 people, Airbus is the largest employer in town.
Over 100 Leica Laser Trackers are used by the 16 production facilities in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, and the Broughton site alone relies on 7 Leica Laser Trackers to perform recertification and modification jobs.
The newest addition to their Leica Metrol-ogy arsenal is the Leica T-Probe, the wireless hand-held "Walk-Around" portable CMM.
However, technology aside, it is the Leica Geosystems unparalleled quality of service and support that has made all the difference to day-to-day sustainability of Airbus operations.
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