This leads to comparable results throughout the complete quality process and can reduce the need for training on multiple software tools. The ability to compare results by using similar strategies and the same calculations as on dedicated measuring devices means shop-floor bottlenecks can be avoided and insight into the machining process gained. With the introduction of HxGN NC Server, manufacturers can now use the market-leading metrology software PC-DMIS to measure on the machine tool.

However, measurements taken on machines tools could not be compared to those taken with dedicated devices such as portable measuring arms or coordinate measuring machines, due to differing measurement strategies, calculations and visualisations. Available software solutions offer many possibilities ranging from simple and fast single-point measurement to the collection of point clouds and the analysis of complex parts.

Measuring directly on the machine tool has been accepted practice for many years, typically used for setting work offsets and verifying individual features. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has today announced the release of HxGN NC Server, a new machine tool software interface that allows users to work with leading measurement software PC-DMIS directly on machine tools. The solution brings a range of productivity benefits by making the established process of machine tool measurement more accessible and compatible with other data collection and analysis processes commonly used in manufacturing applications.

HxGN NC Server software brings the power of a leading metrology software platform to the process of machine tool measurement.

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