Renishaw showcased its advanced manufacturing technologies and championed engineering careers at the recent MACH 2026 exhibition in Birmingham. Visitors could find solutions to improve process control, productivity and long-term competitiveness on the company’s stand, where demonstrations included the new Equator-X dual method gauge with intuitive MODUS IM software.
The set up showed how the system measures parts on the shop floor and delivers immediate feedback to production teams. Designed for high-speed shop floor gauging, the Equator-X system supports inspection at the point of manufacture, reduces scrap and enables fast, closed-loop adjustments to maintain part quality.
Renishaw’s new Equator-X dual-method gauging system brings added capability to the shop floor with its dual measurement functionality:‘absolute’ and ‘compare’. Users can select the optimum inspection mode for their process challenge, effectively deploying two systems in one.
In ‘absolute’ inspection mode, the Equator-X gauge performs as a high-speed production CMM, providing fully traceable inspection results (ISO 10360-2 = 2.1 μm + L / 300).Rapid measurement at scanning speeds of up to 250 mm/s, without the need to maintain master parts, is particularly useful for manufacturers withhigh part variation, low-to-medium production volumes and/or high frequency of inspection.
When used in ‘compare’ mode, the Equator‑X gauge delivers ultra-fast, highly repeatable inspection with scanning speeds up to 500 mm/s and ±2 μm repeatability across a wide temperature range. This is particularly useful for high volume manufacturing of parts, where throughput is key and environmental temperature changes are a challenge.
The Equator-X system is capable of absolute scan speeds of 250 mm/s and comparator speeds of up to 500 mm/s, far higher than conventional three-axis CMMs.
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