Manufacturer 'Softens' Hard Gage Costs with Software-Driven Gage

摘要

A software-driven comparative gage - Renishaw's new Equator system - is starting to soften the cost for numerous hard gages at aero-engine component maker Meyer Tool Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio). In its pre-launch application, one Equator gage has eliminated at least four costly hard gages in a new work cell. And that's just the beginning of the impact the company anticipates for its inventory of custom hard gages, which can cost as much as $20,000 each to design, build and maintain, according to Beau Easton, quality manager at the company.