Measuring machine
Natural granite bases and technical ceramic components for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs)
In the field of measuring machines, the reliability of results depends on the stability of the reference system: accuracy and precision are largely determined by precision components, such as the base, the crossbeam and the Z-axis.
Microplan Group supplies natural granite bases and ceramic components, silicon carbide and alumina, to meet the most critical requirements.
Granite and ceramic for CMM coordinate measuring machines
Granite is widely used in the 3D coordinate measuring machine (CMM) sector, precisely thanks to the natural and technical characteristics of the material, which are particularly suitable for metrological use and for the construction of the bases of the machines themselves.
Microplan Group manufactures high-precision bases for CMM measuring machines for the most important brands, made according to the Customer’s drawing and specifications.
Several properties of the material make it ideal for metrological use:
- high stability over time. Thanks to a formation process lasting thousands of years, granite is free from internal stresses and therefore extremely resistant.
- stability at high temperatures. Granite has a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
- absence of wear: granite can be machined (lapped) to obtain perfectly flat and pore-free surfaces, suitable for the sliding of guides on air bearings and for a technology that ensures wear-free sliding of the measuring bridge on the granite guides.
Microplan produces all granite components (bases) for measuring machines, guaranteeing a high quality standard even for large-size components (up to 50 t).
Base 6700x4300x3000 – 73 tonnes – for large-size coordinate measuring machine (CMM), manufactured at the French production site
Applications for coordinate measuring machines
Microplan supplies components and bases manufactured according to the Customer’s drawing, for measuring machines:
Bases for coordinate measuring machines (CMM)
Large-size granite bases and ceramic components, up to 50 t in weight, for CMMs
Made-to-drawing drilling, milling, insertion of inserts, bushings and slots
Alumina ceramic and silicon carbide components for Z-axes and crossbeams of measuring machines
Projects in the field of Measuring Machines
