CMM rebuilds and retrofits

Large capacity CMM for measuring large parts.

M2M has been rebuilding completely with retrofits. We have found that taking old measuring machines that were the leaders at the time of their day to be the best choices. The price point is much lower than the newer machine rebuilds and retrofit.

Rebuilding completely with new wires, bearings, and hoses is mostly what is required. Couple the rebuild with a new controller and computer and new software is all that is left.

This Ferranti pictured is a great example. Retro 1985, this one has been in full daily use for 4 years after being completely rebuilt by M2M.

Shore A hardness rubber test

Here is another one of M2M's ingenuities. We measured 10 specific points at the end of this bumper, combing our rubber hardness gage and using a fixture that was positionally repeatable.

The challenges were not to get too close to the metal edge that it would distort the Shore A hardness readings. Capability studies were also introduced over 80 parts.