Hexagon machine measures up to nuclear inspection role

The measurement solutions provider has supplied a new Leitz PMM-C 12.10.7, an ultra-high precision coordinate measuring machine, which offers sub-micron resolution of large parts and samples to the Nuclear AMRC.

It means the centre now has the most accurate and largest scale metrology capabilities within the high value manufacturing catapult network of research centres.

The Leitz PMM-C 12.10.7 was chosen for its ability to inspect components and samples up to 1.2m in length and weighing up to 1,750kg. It is also equipped with a Precitec LR chromatic confocal probe for non-contact measurement of critical faces to nanometre resolutions, Profiler R sensor for automated tactile surface roughness measurement and a high precision rotary table to aid inspection and measurement of rotatives, blades, gears and splines.

Carl Hitchens, head of machining and metrology, Nuclear AMRC said: “We chose the Leitz because of its stability and accuracy. Quality is critical in the civil nuclear industry and the machine’s sub-micron accuracy allows us to reach a deeper understanding of the manufacturing process.”

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