Ever more complex components and tighter tolerances are changing the demands on metrology. Choosing the right measuring machine is becoming more and more important. To be sure when deciding whether a good part or a reject has been produced requires a coordinate measuring machine with as low an error of measurement as possible.

The Leitz coordinate measuring machines from Hexagon Metrology are therefore always used in quality assurance whenever demanding measurement requirements and the highest precision are involved. In addition to these criteria, short measuring times and therefore high part throughput are decisive for efficient production. Batches of parts can be inspected effectively using pallet systems.

Modern and flexible production systems require quick and precise information about process stability. Oil mist, dirt, vibrations and temperature fluctuations make quality assurance no easy job here.

The robust Leitz coordinate measuring machines (CMM) were specially developed by Hexagon Metrology for these situations. They defy the rough conditions on the production floor and supply precise measurements with the highest throughput and optimum integration into existing production lines.

New technologies and materials ensure that the measuring performance is not detrimentally affected by difficult environmental conditions like vibrations, temperature fluctuations and dirt.

Efficiency also plays a role in the production of gears. Therefore highly accurate Leitz measuring machines from Hexagon Metrology are increasingly used for gear inspection. They measure all kinds of complex toothed gears and the full range of commonly available tooth cutting tools.

Thanks to their special design concept, the Leitz probe head and the QUINDOS software package, Leitz gear measuring machines can deliver some crucial advantages compared with conventional gear testers. Leitz measuring machines can inspect all kinds of toothed wheel work and cutting tools without the need for a rotary table. This translates into higher system accuracy, above all with heavy wheels, simple mounting without guides and centring devices, and lower capital and maintenance costs.

By their use of pallets, Leitz measuring machines can offer an unmatchable high measuring throughput. This involves mounting any number of gears or cutting tools on a pallet and measuring them fully automatically, without an operator in attendance.

Scanning at its best - this is what awaits the user with the Leitz X and S series probes. With both the smallest representative of these scanning probes, the Leitz LSP-X1, and with the larger versions, the Leitz LSP-S2, LSP-S4, LSP-X3 and LSP-X5, it is possible to make all standard measurements such as discrete scanning, self-centring measuring and of course continuous high-speed scanning for fast, very exact shape and contour measurements. If the measuring depth is insufficient or measurements are necessary in places with difficult access, probe extensions provide assistance.

Whichever the part that needs to be measured: with the right software, measurement is effortless. The classic software product for coordinate measuring machines is PC-DMIS, the world leading CMM software. If the situation is more complex, QUINDOS is the ideal measuring software for dimensional inspection.

Coordinate measuring machines, software products, stylus systems - the circle closes with our extensive range of accessories that significantly ease three-dimensional measurement. These extras provide even more accurate results that are delivered even faster, or they expand the possible applications of the measuring system.

For instance, with various part fixtures you will find it very easy to align workpieces prior to measuring. Our rotary tables simplify the measurement of difficult  to access parts and using the terminals, measurement becomes child's play.