Upgrades and retrofits
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An upgrade or retrofit is a smart way to extend the service life of your coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and boost its performance and your manufacturing productivity.
The dynamic nature of manufacturing means there is an increasing demand for manufacturers to meet a wider variety of measurement and reporting needs. This means having the most efficient toolset of inspection solutions installed and operational at all times is essential.
But the constant evolution in tasks and challenges often outpaces the capabilities of even the best-performing CMMs.
In the era of smart manufacturing, upgrading or retrofitting your CMM allows you to take advantage of the advancements in electronics, PC systems, measurement software, controllers, and sensors. There are extensive possibilities to upgrade your existing CMMs in a cost-effective way that extends their useful service life and revitalises and enhances their performance for greater productivity.
Whether you’re looking to upgrade your software, add new sensor technology, or implement a more comprehensive upgrade, our engineers can help you identify the best upgrade or retrofit options to optimise your inspections and ensure your equipment keeps pace with the latest standards.
The dynamic nature of manufacturing means there is an increasing demand for manufacturers to meet a wider variety of measurement and reporting needs. This means having the most efficient toolset of inspection solutions installed and operational at all times is essential.
But the constant evolution in tasks and challenges often outpaces the capabilities of even the best-performing CMMs.
In the era of smart manufacturing, upgrading or retrofitting your CMM allows you to take advantage of the advancements in electronics, PC systems, measurement software, controllers, and sensors. There are extensive possibilities to upgrade your existing CMMs in a cost-effective way that extends their useful service life and revitalises and enhances their performance for greater productivity.
Whether you’re looking to upgrade your software, add new sensor technology, or implement a more comprehensive upgrade, our engineers can help you identify the best upgrade or retrofit options to optimise your inspections and ensure your equipment keeps pace with the latest standards.
Retrofit or upgrade – what’s the difference?
- A retrofit involves replacing the original CNC with a new controller
- An upgrade enhances existing components of the machine while keeping the original CNC
How you can benefit from a retrofit or upgrade
There are many benefits from retrofitting or upgrading an installed CMM, from enhanced accuracy and increased efficiency to cost savings and reduced downtime. Read our Top 10 reasons to retrofit blog to find out more.
What might an upgrade or retrofit involve?
Upgrades and retrofits aren’t available as predefined service packages. This is because the condition of each CMM subsystem must be carefully evaluated before we can propose the best options for that specific machine to meet your measurement needs.
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Your benefits
- Reduce maintenance costs and machine downtime that can occur when system components reach their end of life
- Drive productivity: add functionalities and enhance system capabilities to shorten inspection programming and cycles via increased automation
- Significantly improve ease of use and management of the whole system using the latest generation of measurement software
- Make your machine future-ready: you’ll be able to take advantage of the next generation of technology, push productivity ever further and keep pace with the rate of digital transformation
- Increase sustainability: CMMs can be mistakenly replaced before they have actually reached end-of-life; a retrofit or upgrade is likely the more environmental and economical option
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Our servicesOur services range from simple and straightforward upgrades, in which we provide new PC and PC peripherals and software (with training included), to a complete retrofit, including:
- PC and PC peripherals
- Replacement of the CNC system (controller) with the latest technology
- Modern tactile and non-contact sensors
- The latest software (including training)
- Augmentation systems
Sensors
Faster, more versatile measurement and enhanced productivity
Tactile measurement is at the heart of the CMM inspection process, with modern touch probes offering many benefits over older technology.Non-contact sensors add flexibility to a metrology setup and are typically used to optimise measurement or to inspect objects that contact-based probes cannot.
Tactile measurement is at the heart of the CMM inspection process, with modern touch probes offering many benefits over older technology.Non-contact sensors add flexibility to a metrology setup and are typically used to optimise measurement or to inspect objects that contact-based probes cannot.
Software
Innovative software solutions are the driving force behind CMM performance, making the difference between simple measurement devices and interconnected Smart Manufacturing solutions.
Augmentation systems
Advancements in key areas tangential to the inspection process offer significant opportunities to push productivity further.
Automation – Enhance CMM workflow with off-the-shelf automatic part loading
Achieve interruption-free measurement with Hexagon’s automated part-loading solutions that enable a CMM to maintain output overnight or when operators are unavailable.
PULSE – Real-time monitoring for metrology environments
PULSE removes the risk of environmental conditions impacting your measurement results by offering real-time insight into factors that affect the quality of a CMM inspection.
