CMM Data to CNC Machine

I've trying to read up on this as much as I can. I can watch youtube vids with CMMs in automated cells. Typical scenario of robot arm loading/unloading CNC machine, loading/unloading to a CMM, and then to a good/bad part conveyor/bin. I recently attended IMTS 2018 and this seems to be where everyone is headed. More automation and less human interaction.

We are moving in that direction. I don't have any robots but I do have CMMs and CNCs. I would like to have measured data go to our CNC machine for tool offsets. Does anyone have this set up? Custom written software or purchase through Hexagon or other implementer? Experience? Pros/Cons?

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Kp61dude! over 6 years ago

I got help from the CNC integrator, way after the main integrator completed it's services to us. The CNC people were involved in the beginning as a 3rd party. I called them back to work out the offsets thing some time after cell was well into production. It was more for proof of concept for other CNC machines in house, the machines in the cell do very well with their own probing systems.
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Kp61dude! over 6 years ago

I got help from the CNC integrator, way after the main integrator completed it's services to us. The CNC people were involved in the beginning as a 3rd party. I called them back to work out the offsets thing some time after cell was well into production. It was more for proof of concept for other CNC machines in house, the machines in the cell do very well with their own probing systems.
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