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Looking for vision system

I have used PC-DMIS in the past,but the company I work for now doesn't want to be reliant on one person to run the machine.We have a PFX 4-5-4 right now and are currently looking to sell it.We have had a few demos of vision system equipment,but so far nothing has done quite what were looking for.
We are a small but forward looking medical equipment supplier. I think the ideal working range would be 12-15" in the X-axis,8-10"in the Y-axis and 5-8"in the Z-axis.
I took a quick look at the Mitutoyo page but most of there systems won't cover the range.We would like the system to be usable with minimun training.We have 3 inspectors with varying skill levels.
What are some of the systems and manufacturers of vision systems you might recommend?
I was thinking a manual system would probably be best,since we are on somewhat of a limited budget. Thanks!
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  • We have a Flash 400 for sale. Would you be willing to trade the PFX for it? I like those machines. What is on the PFX (software, probing)?

    Mitutoyo vision systems are the cat's meow, don't know if you can get them right now though. OGP makes a very nice machine and has been working with light interpretation for longer than anyone probably. I'd count on them to have a handle on that. Unfortunately they do not have a good handle at all on writing a user friendly front end. It is some of the worst software I have ever worked with. However, it is OK software for the average Joe operator to walk up to and measure stuff with. From a programmer perspective it gets the gold for least intuitive. I would love to spend a day with their development team just laughing at them, it is my sincere hope that PCDMIS being on vision will get them off their asses and make an attempt at writing some software that is worth more than a roll of toilet paper. I think they actually came up with Measure Fit as an attempt to make up for the lameness of the main app. PCDMIS is nice stuff but I am not sure what their experience is with light interpretation alogrythms. I demoe'd Starrett's vision system and it is pretty much like the OGP system if there was a K-Mart version of OGP's stuff......

    Let me know the scoop on the PFX. The flash 400 is in our other plant and never gets used. That is how hated that software is. I have a flash 400 I use here (reluctantly) and as much as I hate the software it has been indispensable.
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  • We have a Flash 400 for sale. Would you be willing to trade the PFX for it? I like those machines. What is on the PFX (software, probing)?

    Mitutoyo vision systems are the cat's meow, don't know if you can get them right now though. OGP makes a very nice machine and has been working with light interpretation for longer than anyone probably. I'd count on them to have a handle on that. Unfortunately they do not have a good handle at all on writing a user friendly front end. It is some of the worst software I have ever worked with. However, it is OK software for the average Joe operator to walk up to and measure stuff with. From a programmer perspective it gets the gold for least intuitive. I would love to spend a day with their development team just laughing at them, it is my sincere hope that PCDMIS being on vision will get them off their asses and make an attempt at writing some software that is worth more than a roll of toilet paper. I think they actually came up with Measure Fit as an attempt to make up for the lameness of the main app. PCDMIS is nice stuff but I am not sure what their experience is with light interpretation alogrythms. I demoe'd Starrett's vision system and it is pretty much like the OGP system if there was a K-Mart version of OGP's stuff......

    Let me know the scoop on the PFX. The flash 400 is in our other plant and never gets used. That is how hated that software is. I have a flash 400 I use here (reluctantly) and as much as I hate the software it has been indispensable.
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