Coordinate Measuring Machine offers function-driven design.
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PRISMO Access bridge-type CMM operates with various contact and optical sensors. VASTXT scanning probe accepts stylus weights up to 500 g and stylus lengths to 500 mm, while RDS articulating probe holder offers indexing steps of 2.5° and permits ViScan optical sensor to measure one part from all sides in one set-up. Active scanning system follows actual workpiece deviation. PRISMO 9 Access offers 900 mm Z-axis, while PRISMO 14 offers 1400 mm Z-axis measurement.
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New Prismo Access Bridge Type CMM: The Gateway to Prismo Performance
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2003 - Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology (IMT) today introduced PRISMO Access, a new bridge-type coordinate measuring machine (CMM) in its successful PRISMO series. With PRISMO Access, Carl Zeiss expands its range of PRISMO applications and gives users access to a wide variety of probing technologies.
The PRISMO series with VAST technology has been the leader in its class for many years with over 3000 units installed worldwide. Its continued success is ensured through constant improvement of performance, sensor technology, and diversification of the product line.
PRISMO Access is the initial step into the world of Active Scanning and is now available at an even more attractive price. It features a purely function-driven design and is ideal for typical measuring rooms with temperature ranges from 18° to 22° C.
More Z-axis
The new concept and design of PRISMO Access offer a larger measuring range in the Z-axis. PRISMO 9 Access with Z = 900 offers a larger Z measuring range if, for example, pallet systems or complex clamping fixtures already take up part of the range in Z.
PRISMO 14 with the VAST probe offers a measuring range of Z = 1400 mm with an accuracy of MPEE = 3.5 + L/250 and an extra wide bridge of X=1600 mm. This makes PRISMO 14 Access the perfect solution for the large and accurate components found in civil engineering, fixture building and the aircraft industry.
Successful VAST scanning technology
PRISMO operates with a multitude of contact and optical sensors, with emphasis on different combinations and options. The success of PRISMO is primarily a result of the innovative VAST scanning technology. Its most remarkable feature is the patented active scanning system that actively follows the actual workpiece deviation like no other scanning technology. It takes the active VAST scanning technology to measure form elements such as roundness and straightness with high speed and excellent repeatability. The VASTXT scanning probe provides the same technology, offers a compact design and, accepting stylus weights of up to 500 g and stylus lengths of 500 mm, is suited for many applications. The DT probe is the ideal tool for highly-reproducible single-point measurement. On site upgrading from DT to VASTXT scanning technology can be easily performed.
RDS - The articulating probe holder
PRISMO is available with the RDS articulating probe holder. The RDS offers indexing steps of 2.5 degrees and can be equipped with the RST-P with piezo technology, the DTS (diode probe) or the ViScan optical sensor. RDS permits the ViScan to measure a part from all sides and in one set-up.
In the near future, the RDS can be equipped with the Renishaw SP 600 sensor. The passive SP 600 scanning sensor has been designed for use on articulating holders and is ideal for digitizing and for workpieces that require measurements with relatively short and rigid styli. The RDS with the SP 600 is the ideal combination for use in tool making and die sinking, and for measurement of originally molded workpieces that are cast, forged or made of plastic.
Efficiency increases with fast programming and direct program modification. Calypso, the feature-oriented CAD software, gives users instant results because it automatically generates the measuring strategy and travel routes from data point A to data point B. Calypso supports the use of all sensors in one user interface and has by now become the leading scanning software in the powertrain field, the precise measurement of parts in cutting production.
Headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, the global player Carl Zeiss is a leading international group of companies operating in the optical and opto-electronic industry. Carl Zeiss offers technologically advanced solutions for the areas Semiconductor and Opto-electronic Technology, the Life Sciences and Health Care, Eye Care, Industrial Solutions and sophisticated products in the field of Consumer and Sports Optics. The company is directly represented in more than 30 countries and runs production centers in Europe, North America, Mexico and Asia. In the 2001/02 fiscal year a global workforce of roughly 14,700 people achieved a sales figure of just under EUR 2.3 billion. For more information, please visit www.zeiss.de.
