(Renishaw: Wotten-under-Edge, UK)) -- Renishaw’s Equator shop-floor comparative gauge gets a significant speed boost for single-point probing applications with its touch-trigger probing capability via the TP20 probe, which can now be used in addition to the scanning SP25 probe. The two probing technologies allow the choice of the fastest data capture technique for each application or part.

Equator with TP20 is an ideal alternative for in-line gauging tasks that might have used expensive custom hard gauges with single-point air gauges or LVDTs. TP20 can be used for fast capture of discrete point data, with the stiff lightweight structure of Equator allowing short cycle times and high repeatability on simple touch point measurements. The touch trigger kit includes industry-standard TP20 modules and a new range of extension bars and joints.

The Equator can also switch automatically to the SP25 scanning module, using the integrated changing rack to provide any combination of measurement routines. SP25 allows continuous scanning of features at scan speeds of up to 200 mm/s, to gather high volumes of data on the form of features.

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