(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, a 62-year-old leading designer and manufacturer of noncontact measurement, digital 3D visualization, and ergonomic inspection technologies, is partnering with Aberlink Ltd, the well-known British metrology innovator, to add the first contact-only measurement system to its range of metrology systems.

Designed for robustness, reliability, affordability, and ease of use, Deltron, is a shop-floor hardened non-Cartesian CMM with an innovative delta robotic mechanism, known for repeatable motion, fast acceleration, and a high level of measurement accuracy. The delta mechanism on Deltron operates with a maximum vector speed of 500 mm/sec and a maximum vector acceleration of 750 mm/sec2.

Deltron is built with temperature sensors which ensure the measurement results are as though they were performed at 20oC. This means the system can be positioned anywhere it is needed, next to a machine tool, in a manufacturing cell, or used in a dedicated inspection area.

The cylindrical measuring volume of the system is 14.5 in. (370 mm) diameter × 10.6 in. (270 mm) in height. The measuring accuracy of 2.6 + 0.4L/100 μm incorporates 0.1 μm resolution scales and a granite base holds samples up to 440 lb (200 kg).

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