Picture this: Your coordinate measuring machine (CMM) has crashed for the umpteenth time, and now it’s out of commission because you need to replace the probe head. Does this sound familiar? Across the world, manufacturers are facing the same problem: A situation occurs, you have to call the CMM’s manufacturer to evaluate your machine, and productivity suffers until a repair is made. This is because most CMM manufacturers have a reactive enterprise, which causes loss in time, money, and production.

With the emergence of Industry 4.0, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence set out to convert a reactive problem into a proactive solution. In this article, we will take you through the questions you should ask yourself about your manufacturing process to help you transform these reactive instances into a more efficient solution.

It all starts by connecting you to your machines. This allows you to be aware of changes on the machine in real time. The collection and analysis of these data give you the power to be more proactive and predictive in your measuring decisions.

This connection is made using a solution we call MMS PULSE, a system of sensors that monitor environmental situations as they occur.

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