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Multisensor CMM Measures Complex Implant Geometries

Multisensor system enables complex measurements in one setup.

Jeff Bibee
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 15:20
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T

he complex geometries of prosthetics, implants, and specialty medical screws can be measured using typical measurement equipment with only limited success. Prosthetics and implants are becoming more and more complex and delicate. That’s why Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik , in Tuttlingen, Germany, maintains a high level of technology. To be able to produce and inspect very tight tolerances, equipment must meet very high specifications.

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“For our specialty screws—with regard to thread diameters—we have reached precision levels of hundredths of millimeters,” explains plant manager Jürgen Klemm. “For threads that have very thin flanks, this is a formidable specification. A normal tibial pin, in contrast, is a relatively large part.”

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