We are enquiring about a new CMM. I have been looking into 'scanning' probing, not so sure if this is what we want?? So, here I am, asking people with knowledge on this type of probing. I am NOT familiar with scan probes at all!
Some, if not a majority, of our inspections may be on sheet metal surfaces, which are NOT the same finish as machined surfaces. I , with no knowledge, would be concerned about the accuracy of scanning probes on an un-even surface.?? I also have heard, with as little of a 'crash' these probes can be problematic?
So, in closing, if you were to purchase a new CMM, would you include the scanning probe? To me it sounds too good to be true? Thanks!
Get scanning probe head dude even if you will barely use scanning. We have one Global with scanning head & it proves useful when tooling or engineering department need to check something but have no CAD or print to go by. And that's about what it does. Happens once every 2-3 years but it happens. The other an old B&S One has only TTP & while it's a great machine along with bug free 2016 software version it's useless when we need to reverse engineer complex contours for the toolroom or print-less engineering department. If you have a budget for new CMM might as well throw in little more dough & get full capability out of it. It's like buying a car. If you have a budget for an economy car it's worth to throw a bit more dough to get something much better & more capable.
Get scanning probe head dude even if you will barely use scanning. We have one Global with scanning head & it proves useful when tooling or engineering department need to check something but have no CAD or print to go by. And that's about what it does. Happens once every 2-3 years but it happens. The other an old B&S One has only TTP & while it's a great machine along with bug free 2016 software version it's useless when we need to reverse engineer complex contours for the toolroom or print-less engineering department. If you have a budget for new CMM might as well throw in little more dough & get full capability out of it. It's like buying a car. If you have a budget for an economy car it's worth to throw a bit more dough to get something much better & more capable.