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Romer Calibration

We have an infinite 2.0 that is used only 2-3 times a month.
Its is rarely used in the QC system, mostly used for Eng R&D.

In your opinion is it necessary to send it away every year for calibration?
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  • If you wouldn't mind telling me...where do you get your bar calibrated? The company we purchased our arm from recently quoted me $300 to calibrate the bar. That seems a bit excessive...

    I'm going to use the words calibration standard in a different capacity. Do you have a calibration standard that came with your arm? It's a bar with some holes that look like they were made with a center drill on it, and lengths identified on it for the pitch between those holes. If you do, and you're looking to save a few bucks, send the bar out for calibration yearly, and the Romer out every other year. The bar is a lot cheaper to certify ($50-100 versus $2000), and you can use it in house along with the cimcore software to verify that length and point checks are still giving good numbers. If you've never done the length or point checks, PM me and I'll give you a more detailed explanation of what to do and what you're looking to see in terms of variation and error.
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  • If you wouldn't mind telling me...where do you get your bar calibrated? The company we purchased our arm from recently quoted me $300 to calibrate the bar. That seems a bit excessive...

    I'm going to use the words calibration standard in a different capacity. Do you have a calibration standard that came with your arm? It's a bar with some holes that look like they were made with a center drill on it, and lengths identified on it for the pitch between those holes. If you do, and you're looking to save a few bucks, send the bar out for calibration yearly, and the Romer out every other year. The bar is a lot cheaper to certify ($50-100 versus $2000), and you can use it in house along with the cimcore software to verify that length and point checks are still giving good numbers. If you've never done the length or point checks, PM me and I'll give you a more detailed explanation of what to do and what you're looking to see in terms of variation and error.
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