• Renishaw Metrology Systems Limited

Gauging System, Equator

Renishaw is launching at the EMO Hannover (September 19-24, 2011) an off-line measurement system, Equator™, a radical new alternative to traditional dedicated gauging, filling a gap in the market never before addressed. Its patented low-cost design, unique in construction and method of operation, is capable of high-speed comparative gauging for inspection of high-volume manufactured parts. It has been developed and proven on the shop-floor in collaboration with industry-leading companies in multiple industries and applications. Equator has been conceived and developed by working closely with automotive, aerospace and medical gauging users, alongside their manufacturing machines. The result is a lightweight, fast and highly repeatable gauge that operators can use with ‘push-button' simplicity. Equator can switch between parts in seconds, perfect for flexible manufacturing processes or accepting parts from multiple machines. At the EMO Hannover 2011 exhibition taking place in Hannover, Germany, from 19th-24th September, Renishaw will highlight a range of process control solutions that help tackle the increasing drive to lean manufacturing, from new technologies for pre-process machine calibration, to on-line and off-line post-process measurement. A new range of additive manufacturing technologies and the latest incremental and absolute encoder systems will also be on show.