(Renishaw: Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, UK) -- Using Renishaw’s patented RENGAGE strain-gauge technology, the RMP600 touch probe is able to achieve far greater levels of accuracy than is possible when using a standard mechanical probe, making probe suitable for a range of applications that demand high precision measurement. The RENGAGE technology combines a patented sensing mechanism and advanced electronics to allow submicron 3-D probe performance on contoured surfaces, even with long styli.

The use of strain gauges also allows the RMP600 to trigger at much lower and highly consistent contact forces, resulting in less bending of the stylus, negligible pre-travel, and consequently, greater accuracy. Despite this precision, there is no compromise in overall robustness, with resistance to shock damage at the same levels of Renishaw’s other machine tool probes.

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