CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 3, 2012) – Okuma America Corporation, a world leader in CNC machine tools, is pleased to announce that Renishaw’s Equator™ gaging system is on display at the Okuma Tech Center in Houston. This is an exclusive on the Houston market.
The Equator™ is a groundbreaking alternative to traditional dedicated gaging. The patented, affordable design delivers high-speed comparative gauging for inspection of high-volume manufactured parts. This innovative technology has been developed and proven on the shop-floor with industry-leading companies in the automotive, aerospace and medical industries.
Benefits of the Equator include:
- Faster with more repeatability, resulting in a more accurate gaging process
- Easy operation and easy programming
- Thermal stability
- Traceable to calibrated CMMs
- Equator controller providing a secure and robust environment
- Low-cost fixturing
- Integrated stylus changing
- Automated options
- Versatile gaging
When connected to Okuma’s exclusive THINC®-OSP CNC control, this flexible gage enables users to measure a part’s dimensional features. Once measured, specific software compiles the measured data and translates it through Caron Engineering software, ensuring more productive operations
