Portable CMM inspects large parts on shop floor.
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Series K combines 3 CCD cameras in carbon-fiber frame with handheld Space® Probe, featuring 9 infrared LEDs, that measures parts such as sheet-metal assemblies, dies, molds, car bodies, automotive interiors, and fixtures. Models K400 and K600 have measuring volumes of 160 and 600 cu ft, respectively. Temperature compensation utilities are included. PC-DMIS(TM) measurement and inspection software provides analysis and reporting tools, and adaptable shop floor user interface.
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Portable K Series Optical CMMs Offer Efficient, Accurate Inspection of Large Parts on the Shop Floor
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI-New Brown & Sharpe K Series optical coordinate measuring machines use advanced optical triangulation
technology to gather accurate dimensional data quickly and efficiently in any production environment.
Brown & Sharpe has entered a joint marketing agreement with Krypton Electronic Engineering n.v., Leuven, Belgium, and is the
exclusive North American distributor of the Krypton K Series optical CMMs.
These compact, portable measuring systems, manufactured by Krypton, combine three CCD cameras in a carbon-fiber frame with an ergonomically designed LED-driven probing device to measure large parts, such as sheet metal assemblies, dies, molds, car bodies, automotive interiors, and fixtures where they are located on the shop floor. The K-Series optical CMMs also offer a unique DMM (Dynamic Measuring Machine) option allowing parts to be inspected while they are in motion.
This new technology spans the market now served by articulated-arm CMMs and laser trackers. K Series optical CMMs provide easier set-up, fixturing and operation, while offering increased accuracy, speed of measurement and overall efficiency when compared with arms and trackers. These shop floor measuring systems also provide more data at higher collection rates than conventional articulated-arm CMMs. By incorporating CCD cameras and LEDs, rather than lasers, the optical CMM avoids the
high cost and strict environmental issues associated with laser trackers. K Series optical CMMs also eliminate the recurring problem of accidentally interrupting a laser beam during measurement-an action that requires the operator to begin the measurement again.
Fast, Efficient Data Capture
Operators measure workpiece features using a simple handheld
Space® Probe equipped with nine infrared LEDs. The operator records dimensional data by touching the workpiece feature with the Space Probe and triggering the probe's LEDs, sending a signal back to the CCD cameras. The data point is recorded through the process of triangulation. Using the Dynamic Referencing feature, the initial alignment of a workpiece is saved through the placement of LEDs directly on the part. Even if the workpiece and the system are moved, the part can be automatically realigned, saving time and improving inspection throughput.
K Series optical CMMs are available in two models. The K400 has a measuring volume of 160 cu. ft.(4.5 cu. meters); the larger K600, 600 cu. ft. (17 cu. meters). Additional temperature compensation utilities are included in both systems to deal with changing environments.
The K400 and K600 optical CMMs exclusively use Brown & Sharpe
PC-DMIS(TM) measurement and inspection software. This comprehensive
software includes a large suite of analysis and reporting tools and an adaptable shop floor user interface. It is fully compatible, through its Direct CAD Interface(TM) option, with most major CAD systems for fast, accurate part programming and reverse engineering applications.
The K Series optical CMMs are available in portable and mobile
configurations. The portable configuration includes camera, controller, Space Probe, portable industrial PC and industrial camera tripod. The mobile configuration includes a camera, an industrial mobile camera trolley, and a mobile workstation complete with pre-installed controller, PC, printer, Space Probe holder and universal power supply stabilizer.
Brown & Sharpe, 200 Frenchtown Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852-
1700, 1-800-766-4673, FAX (401) 886-2727, www.brownandsharpe.com.
