Renishaw recently released Renscan5, a new technology that allows highly accurate, ultra high-speed five-axis scanning measurement on CMMs; and REVO, a series of revolutionary head and probe systems that, according to the company, will redefine the industry. Renscan5 allows the development of a range of breakthrough five-axis scanning products that will measure at speeds up to 500 mm/second, virtually eliminating the measurement errors normally associated with existing three-axis scanning systems. A five-axis system achieves this by allowing the lighter measuring head to perform most of the motion during inspections, which minimizes the dynamic errors caused when moving the larger mass of a CMM structure. Renscan5 will be available with Renishaw’s new UCC2 universal CMM controller.

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