Gauging success in measurement and inspection
The Equator tool from Renishaw is boosting product quality and repeatability in a number of sectors.
Renishaw’s versatile Equator measuring gauge represents the company’s first leap into the gauging market. The tool - aimed at companies and subcontractors in the aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors - is designed to measure individual parts both quickly and accurately.
The potential of the Equator was acknowledged recently at the Techni-Show Innovation Awards 2012 where it received the Gold Award, despite being up against fierce competition from companies such as Mitsubishi, Nikon and Fehlmann.
“Measurement is often overlooked but without it we wouldn’t be able to live our lives as we do”
Brian Bowsher, National Physical Laboratory
One could say that the Equator is a happy medium between the measuring technologies currently on the market. Andrew Blackmore, principal electronics engineer at Renishaw and the person responsible for designing and manufacturing the Equator system, said: ‘Typically in the market you have two products for measuring parts coming off production lines if you want any kind of accuracy.’
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