(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Wenzel Geartec will be introducing a unique new hybrid gear measuring machine at the Gear Expo (www.gearexpo.com/About-Gear-Expo.html) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 15–18, 2009.

“Wenzel has developed this machine to specifically meet the demand of the wind energy gear manufacturing community where large internal and external gears and pinions require highly accurate measuring as well as traditional CMM measuring of prismatic parts," says Keith Mills, president of Xspect Solutions Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of Wenzel GmbH of Germany. "Traditional gear inspection machines are typically mechanical bearing devices with horizontal arms holding the scanning probe. To simply expand this type of machine design concept, that was originally developed to measure 500 mm diameter gears, and apply it to 2,500 mm diameter gears, doesn’t work. For that reason, Wenzel has developed this new hybrid machine design that uses an all granite, air bearing structure, with a bridge type construction so the probe can provide a much higher level of dynamics and scanning performance with no mechanical bearing wear over time. In addition, the machine requires no special foundation.”

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