Portable measuring arm

Image of the portable measuring arm in the laboratory. Machine in the form of a pull-out arm placed on a tripod
Organizational Unit
MECHANICS WORKSHOP

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Description

This portable measuring equipment consists of an extendable arm with a range of 2.4 m at the end of which there is a contact sensor. The precision of the measurements made is 51 microns.

Related Technical facility
General view of the Dimensional Metrology Laboratory with several measuring machines, one of bridge type on a table and another in the form of an arm on a tripod
Dimensional Metrology Laboratory

In the Dimensional Metrology Laboratory it is verified that the manufactured parts meet the required design specifications.

View of the head of the Laser Tracker System. Cylindrical device with optical and electronic components inside placed on a table
3D Laser Tracker System

Portable equipment for high precision measurements by optical means

View of a three-coordinate measuring machine in the laboratory. Granite table with a gantry machine with a meter sensor
3D coordinate measuring machines.

High precision three-coordinate measuring machines with and without contact

Related Capability
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Design, development and manufacture of opto-mechanical systems and precision mechanics

The mechanical engineering team of the IAC has experience and knowledge to undertake the design, manufacture and assembly of high precision structures, mechanisms and opto-mechanical systems

Type
Mechanic
Equiment type
Meter

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