A long-term standard in industrial metrology: Laser Tracker Systems lead the field in terms of the accuracy, reliability, speed and durability of portable coordinate measuring machines.
Laser trackers have several means of acquiring measurement data. Traditionally they measure to a simple retro-reflector target; more modern 6DoF trackers measure to handheld or robot-mounted probes or scanners. The latest generation of trackers can even measure directly to a surface with no intermediary target required.
Why trust Hexagon’s laser tracker systems?
Laser trackers come in a range of shapes and sizes and are based on various technological foundations. Ours represents a wider range of application solutions than is offered by any other manufacturer.
The unmatched productivity and portability of the Absolute Tracker range is founded on innovative technologies that make it the pinnacle of high-performance metrology on the move.
For every medium-to-large-scale manufacturing application, there’s a suitable Absolute Tracker solution that can deliver greater productivity and a better final product. Quality room or shop floor, research centre or shipyard, there’s an Absolute Tracker purpose-built to make your life easier.
What are your benefits?
- Ultra-large measurement volume of up to 320 metres in diameter.
- Speed and accuracy for large-scale inspection thanks to a dynamic output rate of up to 1000 Hz.
- Real-time machine control for guidance of robots in assembly applications, thanks to 6 and 7DoF technology.
- Battery power and IP54-rating that allows for inspection in challenging non-traditional measurement environments.
Six degrees of measurement freedom
Advanced 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) technology extends the measurement capability of a laser tracker by enabling accurate calculation of the 3D location of points offset from the main point of measurement.
This brings the capability for fast and easy hidden-point measurement by allowing the tracker to essentially see around a corner with an extended probe accessory when a measurement point is outside the direct line of sight of the laser tracker.
And at more advanced level, it allows the use of a 3D scanner that the tracker can lock onto, allowing it to act as a global positioning reference that can then be translated into accurate measurement of every one of the millions of points collected by the scanner.
The power of automation
Metrology-enhanced automation is key to a smart manufacturing future. By making automated inspection and production independent of unreliable robot accuracy, metrology tools like laser trackers combine the fine attention to detail of manual production with the unbeatable productivity benefits of automated setups.
With a sensor like the Leica T-Mac or a laser scanner such as the Absolute Scanner AS1 or Leica T-Scan 5, a 6DoF system can be used to drive a fully automated inspection or even production system that is completely independent of the accuracy of the robot system being used.
