coordinate machine

[Elad]

Hi everybody,

We are going to buy x,y,z coordinate machine.

We have 2 options : LK or Mitutoyo.

What do you guys think??

Thanks,

[cadcam]

I really like the Mitutoyo.

I have used them in the past.

JM2C

[Will Slota]

Zeiss

[Elad]

What??

[mcrae_andrew]

Zeiss is a German machine, Very nice and Very good. Brown and Sharpe also make a heck of a machine. For price, performance and best value, Mitutoyo is hard to beat. Watch the software add ons and if you are after statistical - on the CMM use the Statpak - not the Measurelink.

Again - the price level you are interested will dictate the type of machine. Are you interested in some sort of laser scanning attachments?

Andrew

[cadcam]

how about a laser tracker.

They are preaty cool.

Can scan up to 100' away from the base.

[mcrae_andrew]

Non Contact measurement comes with a pretty hefty pricetag and a lot wider tolerance band. Doesn't work well with features such as face grooves or similar type of operations and rounds and chamfers will bung it up.

Andrew

[JAMMAN]

SIP. simply the most accurate instrument I have ever seen. But then again I have never used a Zeiss. Made in Switzerland.

American SIP Corporation

530 Saw Mill River Road

Elmsford, New York 10523

United States

Phone: 914-592-8006

Fax: 914-592-2383

[Elad]

In Israel we have only Mitutoyo and LK.

I heard that LK's software is better then Mitutoyo,

as far as i know LK is based on Acis engine,and it works very good with true solids.

on the other hand,Mitutoyo's software is a franch software that has some problems with complicated surfaces.

Again,I'm not sure at all,that is what i heard.

Does anyone here knows LK??it's an english machine.

This days the prices are more or less the same.

[Lucky]

Are you sure Zeiss is not available? If at all possible get a Zeiss w/ Calypso software. If you need to check free-form 3D surfaces add the Holos software. If your budget allows get a scanning machine. Mechanically the Zeiss is equaled only by SIP and Leitz. The Zeiss software is far more powerful and user friendly.

[Elad]

Does anyone knows LK??