Transcript Co-ordinate Measuring Technology in Car Body Design and

Recent ia.cmm Activities
Maurizio ERCOLE
ia.cmm
Sinsheim, April 28th – 2005
CONTROL 2005
Congress Centre, Room 3
Introduction
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ia.cmm, the international association of co-ordinate measuring
machine manufacturers is approaching its fourth year of life.
Founded on July 9th, 2001 in Zurich the Association is, as of today,
formed by:
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Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
Hexagon Metrology SpA
Mitutoyo Meβgeräte GmbH
Mora Fabrik für Meβgeräte H. Freund GmbH
Renishaw plc
Trimek Industrial Metrology
Wenzel Präzision GmbH
The above mentioned Companies represents more than 3/4 of the
entire CMM’s Market.
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Introduction
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ia.cmm carries on its activities by means of Working Groups formed
by Specialists belonging to associated Companies. The most recent
works of our Groups have led to important achievements such as:
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ia.cmm Educational Program
ia.cmm Common Specifications
ia.cmm stand at CONTROL 2005 for I++ / DME practical demonstration
Development of International relationships
Support other standardisation activities
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Educational Program
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ia.cmm Educational Program is essentially based on articles which
are being published in our web site http://www.iacmm.org/ and are
available to any one who wishes to learn, with method, about CMM’s
Technology. 4 articles have been issued since the beginning of 2005
and specifically:
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Article nr. 1: “Use and scopes of the Co-ordinate
Measuring Machine”.
Article nr. 2 – 1st Part: "The fundamental elements
of the Co-ordinate Measuring Machine“.
Article nr. 2 – 2nd Part: “Data Handling and
Control System“.
Article nr. 3: “Revision of CMM performance
specifications “.
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ia.cmm Common Specifications
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The ia.cmm Common Specifications have been launched at
CONTROL 2005 by our Associates to allow Users a better
comparison between Co-ordinate Measuring Machines.
From now on the Members of ia.cmm will publish their CMM
specifications, on the relevant literature, in a form that:
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Will include a set of MUST data declared accordingly to the most
updated International Standards and immediately comparable
regardless of the CMM brand.
May include a set of CAN data declared accordingly to the most
updated International Standards which will be decided by the specific
Manufacturer, to allow a deeper knowledge about its CMM
performance.
It will be therefore more difficult, if not impossible, to declare
meaningless figures and it will be much easier for our End User to
be able to compare potatoes with potatoes.
A guarantee of professionalism and knowledge brought together by
ia.cmm Member Companies.
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ia.cmm stand at CONTROL 2005 for
I++ / DME practical demonstration
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ia.cmm stand at CONTROL 2005.
HOLOS
CLIENT
SERVER
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SIDE
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S/W
I++ / DME Interface
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CMM
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ia.cmm international relationship
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ia.cmm is trying to establish international relationships with other
Organisations and Scientific Communities, operating in the area of
Dimensional Metrology.
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In this perspective ia.cmm has co-operated with AIAG and NIST
(USA), to promote I++ / DME interoperability. ia.cmm will continue in
its co-operations for a better diffusion of International Standards in
Co-ordinate Measuring Equipment.
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ia.cmm support to other Standardisation
Activities
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ia.cmm is supporting other Standardisation activities such as:
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I++ / DME for Dimensional Metrology Interoperability
OSIS - Optical Sensor Interface Standard
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