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2009—The new ACCURA is a multisensor-capable CMM with higher temperature resistance with F.I. Technology, can be operated with the same precision at other temperatures between 20 and 26 °C, uses CARAT for temperature stability, and has a series of additional enhancements. METROTOM 800 is the most powerful measuring system in its class for 3D measurements and structural inspections of complex parts made of plastic, composite materials and ceramic. myCALYPSO menu-guided measuring software, based on our revolutionary CALYPSO software, simplifies everyday measuring tasks with our DuraMax gage replacement CMM.
2008—DuraMax offers the performance and reliability of a large ZEISS scanning CMM in a compact, affordable package and is the ideal replacement for all types of gages in a workshop or for inline process control. Technology center in Bangalore, India opened to support metrology customers in South and Southeast Asia. Introduction of Seven-Star Measuring Machine Services to monitor each phase of service for users of measuring technology. Rondcom 76A spindle form tester permits the measurement of the interior and exterior diameter, as well as the parallelism of cylinders.
2007—O-INSPECT multi-sensor system performs both optical and contact scanning measurements on small parts. Multi Application Sensor System (MASS) platform allows use of different sensors on ACCURA and PRISMO CMMs with CALYPSO software for increased flexibility and efficiency. New MSR multi-sensor rack. PRO horizontal-arm CMMs enhanced with new features and accuracies. Diamond styli designed for measuring soft aluminum workpieces and hard workpieces.
2006—CONTURA G2 next generation scanning platform where the measuring task determines sensor, same accuracy. Computed tomography and metrology come together in Metrotomography as METROTOM. LineScan fast optical scanner technology available for CMMs.
2005—UPMC ultra for super high precision in reference class CMMs. F25 measuring machine for micro-system technology. PRO T compact horizontal-arm CMM integrated measuring plate. Surfcom 2000 and Surfcom 5000 for measuring surfaces and contours in one pass.
2004—BladePro for turbine blade measurements. Receive quality certificate from PTB Braunschweig for GearPro. Third assembly location opened in Shanghai (after Oberkochen and Minneapolis) for manufacturing CMMs.
2003—Teleservice on-line support for start-up, remote diagnostics, problems, maintenance and repair of 3D-coordinate measuring machines. GageMax introduction, the newest CMM for use directly in the manufacturing environment. PRO horizontal-arm series for increasing accuracy and productivity needs.
2002—Minneapolis builds new manufacturing facility, doubling the size of its assembly area. PRISMO navigator offers fastest measurement ever and continuous scanning.
2001—CenterMax offers shopfloor measurement while getting metrology room accuracies. European metrology services available from 3D Metrology Services GmbH (founded from 3D Control)
1999—CONTURA CMM brings all the benefits of high-accuracy scanning to mid-market price range of touch trigger probe CMMs.
1998—Enter strategic alliance with TSK (now Accretech) for surface, form and geometry instruments. Optical AutoScan sensor available for horizontal-arm CMMs offering possibilities for measurement in the design area.
1997—ScanMax articulated-arm machine designed for part inspection in production area. It combines the accuracy and versatility of scanning CMMs with the sturdiness, user-friendly operation and minimum space requirement of gages.
1995—PRISMO VAST CMM brings patented ZEISS active scanning technology from the metrology room to the shopfloor.
1994—Carl Zeiss and Stiefelmeyer meger compliments ZEISS horizontal-arm CMM series and Esslingen, Germany becomes a manufacturing location.
1992—SMC new generation horizontal-arm CMMs allow alternating between mechanical or optical probing.
1991—High Speed Scanning technology offered for top-of-the-line precision coordinate measuring machines. It provides revolutionary scanning capabilities.
1990—LTP laser probe available for use on horizontal-arm coordinate measuring machines.
1989—Aqcuire Numerex in Minneapolis, MN: American manufacturer of bridge-type CMMs . Facility becomes production location for CMMs for the American and Asian markets.
1983—Frst manufacturer to introduce CNC stylus changer capability for coordinate measuring machines.
1980—UMC 850 scanning CMM for the metrology room, based on WMM combined with a universal probe for scanning operation. Launch CNC horizontal-arm systems with ZEISS sensors, controllers and software, with machine technology from Stiefelmeyer.
1978—WMM 550 and WMM 850 are new CMM series for shopfloor environment. Superb technical details: a new touch trigger probe with a piezo sensor and innovative, extremely rigid air bearings with low air consumption.
1973—UMM 500 is the first CNC coordinate measuring machine and uses a ZEISS universal 3D probe and HP 9810 computer. | |
Our success started with the first CNC controlled 3D CMM which helped define today's systems—mechanical construction with three transverse axes, a universal 3D probe and a control system using a control panel.
A digital computer with other peripheral equipment was linked to the control system which made possible computer-aided alignment and fully automatic CNC controlled measurement.
Later, form inspection became possible when we developed our universal 3D probe for scanning. An automatic stylus changer allowed for pre-qualified stylus configurations on adapter plates, simplifying configurations and reducing set-up time.
With the introduction of CAA (computer-aided error correction), we improved on measuring uncertainty. Now with state-of-the-art software packages such as CALYPSO, common CAD data is used in everyday measurements. |