Hexagon ALPHA 2.0 Advanced Gantry CMM

Description

For over 40 years, Hexagon has been the unrivalled market leader in gantry CMMs. In 1963, the name DEA was established with the pioneering ALPHA gantry CMM. In the decades since, ever-advancing technology, innovative solutions and constant development in collaboration with customers has led to hundreds of installations worldwide. The gantry architecture is the ideal solution for all measurement applications on large-sized automotive and aerospace components, as well as heavy transportation, communication and satellite equipment. Designed without central pillars, the CMM offers easy access to the measurement volume and easy loading and integration with part transportation systems, alongside world-class dynamics and accuracy performance.

ALPHA 2.0 is available in two versions: ALPHA 2.0 Classic and ALPHA 2.0 Performance. All ALPHA 2.0 versions can be supplied with optional bellows and covers which offer the CMM protection from airborne shop contaminants.

ALPHA 2.0 Classic is a multi-purpose flexible CMM for the dimensional inspection of large castings and machined parts. When equipped with optical scanning sensors, the system can rapidly digitize millions of data points on freeform components. This makes it an ideal reverse engineering and inspection system for the die and mold manufacturing process.

ALPHA 2.0 Performance is a high-performance gantry CMM that, thanks to its high-rigidity silicon carbide ram and sophisticated multi-sensor temperature compensation, guarantees high accuracy and ease of use under all operating conditions.

Features & Benefits

• Slant Bridge technology on the X axis
• Reinforced right shoulder
• High-rigidity mechanical structure with no need for central pillars
• Low-mass aluminum alloy on main carriage (X and Z axes)
• Z-ram made in aluminum alloy or sintered silicon carbide
• Continuous axes motion interpolation
• High-throughput non-contact sensor options
• HH-ACW-43MW continuous wrist available as option
• Bellows kit available as option
• Multisensor temperature compensation