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News Release from: Leica Geosystems AG | Subject: Leica Geosystems laser trackers - Exact Metrology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2008
Laser trackers measure large components
A USA-based a full service contract measurement company has added four laser tracking units for measuring large components of over 30m long.
Exact Metrology has added four Leica Geosystems laser trackers to its extensive range of portable metrology equipment Exact Metrology purchased a Leica LTD840 with a Leica T-Probe, and three Leica LTD709 laser trackers to further expand their contract inspection and reverse engineering service capabilities
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Exact Metrology is a full service contract measurement company that provides the following services.
* On-site inspection.
* Reverse engineering.
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* Non-contact laser scanning.
* 2D/3D digitizing services.
* Contract programming.
* Software training.
* Part programming.
* Measurement equipment implementation.
Utilizing the latest in portable measurement technology together with decades of combined experience, Exact's application engineers can handle everything from small to large parts over 30m, and long-range, large format scanning for architecture, civil engineering and surveying applications.
"These Leica laser trackers enhance our line-up of portable measurement equipment and give us the flexibility to do a wide variety of work" said Dean Solberg, principal of Exact Metrology.
"On-site inspection is a core component of our service offerings, and these laser trackers help us to do our job efficiently, quickly, and precisely".
The Leica LTD709 offers a measurement range of up to 9m (30ft) for portable coordinate measuring machine (PCMM) applications, which is an increase of 25% over the model it replaces.
At the same time, the LTD709 offers a measurement range of 25m (82ft) when used with a reflector.
When used with the Leica T-Probe II, hard to reach recesses and cavities can be measured with astonishing precision, said Leica.
The Leica LTD840 laser tracker and Leica T-Probe, said Leica to manufacturingtalk.com, has the highest data acquisition rate and long distance measurement of any taser tracker available today.
With a probing range of up to 15m and a measurement range of 40m, the most demanding wireless probing of large objects, parts, and assemblies is now possible.
* About Exact Metrology - Exact Metrology Incorporated is a full service contract measurement company located in Algonquin, Illinois, USA.
For more information on Exact Metrology, visit their Web site at
* About the Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems - the Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems, a Hexagon Company, is a global supplier of comprehensive hardware and software packages to the industrial metrology market.
These products integrate with popular CAD programs, various build-and-inspect tools, and reverse engineering software.
Using state-of-the-art laser technology, industrial measurement products make quality control, part mating, assembly and construction of large and small parts easier and more accurate than ever.
Leica Geosystems' laser-based technology is widely used in varied industries worldwide.
In North America, Leica Geosystems products are sold and supported by Hexagon Metrology.
* About Hexagon Metrology - Hexagon Metrology serves the high precision measurement and inspection needs of worldwide manufacturers with its extensive line of metrology hardware, software, accessories, and customer services.
The company's name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown and Sharpe, CogniTens, Leica Geosystems, Romer, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz, and TESA.
Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1.5 million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 30,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software.
The company is a subsidiary of Hexagon Measurement Technologies, a business unit of Hexagon AB (Nacka Strand, Sweden), a publicly-traded company (Stockholmsborsen: HEXA B).
The Hexagon group consists of nearly 8,200 employees located in 30 countries.
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