Case Study: Weingärtner Maschinenbau achieves precise large-part machining with Hexagon m&h probing systems

Weingärtner Maschinenbau - Customer Case Study

Weingärtner Maschinenbau, a manufacturer of large turning and milling centres, required highly reliable touch probes to check machining accuracy on their massive machines. Their challenge involved ensuring dependable data transmission over large distances and within workpieces with recesses, where infrared transmission often failed. The vendor, Hexagon, provided a solution using their m&h radio-wave touch probes with RF data transmission.

Hexagon's RF probes, operating on a protected 433 MHz band, provided robust and interference-free signal transmission even under extreme conditions, eliminating machine downtime from inadequate signals. The solution's modular design with stainless steel extensions allowed for precise measurement deep within workpieces. The results included reliable in-process monitoring, the avoidance of costly scrap parts, and highly positive feedback from Weingärtner's own customers who received the probes as standard equipment.

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