Renishaw is launching its new Modus IM Equator software at the EMO 2025 exhibition in Hanover this week (22-26 September). The software is built on the Modus IM platform, to maximise productivity for Equator and Equator-X gauging system users.

Modus IM Equator software represents Renishaw’s first step towards intelligent metrology programming and sets a direction of travel for the company in enabling more users to benefit from its inspection equipment. Leveraging over 50 years of Renishaw expertise, it enables a simple way of creating inspection programs and characteristics-based metrology reporting, without requiring in-depth knowledge of metrology or inspection programming.

The new software enables customers to assign simple measurement features easily with a user-friendly CAD interface, and with no code required. It automatically ensures all machine movements are collision-free, and all settings follow metrology best practice. These features enable users to quickly address new part requirements and ensure high uptime for production lines.

“Modus IM Equator software introduces ‘Absolute’ and ‘Compare’ inspection functionality to further enhance the new Equator-X dual method systems,” says Rob Harrison, Renishaw’s director of industrial metrology software. “Empowering our customers to easily create inspection programs, allows them to harness the full potential of our metrology solutions.”

The software offers an intuitive and efficient CAD-driven platform for creating and running inspection programs. This complements the existing Modus IM DMIS software, which is based on the code-driven Modus software that is also available on the Equator-X gauging system.

As well as now offering two programming options, the Modus IM platform delivers a unified user experience across use cases that include inspection planning and programming, shop floor operation, integration into automation, print-formatted reporting, machine monitoring, and measurement connectivity and analytics.More information www.renishaw.com