Hexagon Metrology Gmbh

Tesa Sa

Tesa Sarl

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Sarl

Léonard Wunderlin

Claude Rouge

Benjamin Vullioud

Julien Chardonnens

Benjamin Vuilloud

Jean-Luc Viret

Armin Konrad

Matthias Wieser

The invention relates to a coordinate measuring machine with a ram and

Coordinate measuring apparatus

Probe head for a metrology instrument

An articulating probe head for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) comprising an optical fiber and an interface for automatic connection to an optical coordinate probe. A tool rack for a CMM for storing tactile and/or optical probes for automatic exchange on the said probe head. Two methods are also described to verify the quality of the optical waveguide from controller to the probe tip.

Articulating head for optical probes, coordinate measuring system, and tool holder

Embodiments described in this disclosure include a probe holder for a measuring system comprising a first connector having electric and/or optical signal connections for attaching a measure probe, electric and/or optical conductor for connecting to the measure probe by first connector, a rotary actuator arranged to rotate the first connector relative to a reference system, an electric and/or optical slip ring and an angle encoder. The rotary actuator comprises a rotor capable of continuous rotation and an electric motor, while the angle encoder provides information on an angular position of the rotor. In some embodiments the rotor has a hollow axle supported by two coaxial spaced-apart bearings. The electric motor is located between the bearings, while the electric and/or optical conductor runs inside said hollow axle, and the electric and/or optical slip ring is in the hollow axle and between the bearings.

Probe holder for measuring system

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Tolochenaz, Switzerland

Léonard Wunderlin