Equator Gauging System
Equator Gauging System
The Equator gauge is unique in its design and method of operation, and has already changed the thinking of thousands of production engineers, making it their new gauge of choice.
Equator systems can be configured according to the needs of the application and manufacturing process with hardware, software and accessory options for both manual and automated operations.
To control manufacturing processes on the shop floor, gauges have been used for decades, for example sets of calipers, go / no-go gauges or bore gauges. With advances in manufacturing, the need for new process control methods is increasing.
The Equator system is a flexible gauge, designed to provide speed, repeatability and ease of use for manual or automated applications, which is why hundreds of manufacturers worldwide are replacing their current gauging method with Equator systems.
Find out more about the benefits of flexible shop floor process control with Equator systems
- Reduces scrap
- Reduces bottlenecks
- Low cost of ownership
- Easily automated
- Thermally insensitive
- Versatile and re-programmable
CMM Compare
With CMM Compare the calibrated absolute accuracy of the CMM can be ‘extended’ onto the shop floor to provide traceability to Equator gauging measurements. The CMM measures the master part, generating a calibration (.cal) file which is transferred to the Equator system. Any production part can be used as a master part. The calibration (.cal) file is read during “mastering” to enable individual points to be compared with data from measurement of the production parts.
Feature Compare
Feature Compare is an alternative to CMM Compare which makes the process of calibrating the master part very easy. With Feature Compare the user can simply take the master part measurement data from an inspection report and manually enter the actual values for each feature’s size, position or orientation. The master part can be measured in a number of ways, including on a CMM or with calibrated hand gauges.
Golden Compare
A final alternative compare method is Golden Compare, which uses a golden master part to calibrate the Equator gauging system. The Golden Compare procedure presumes that the master part is produced to drawing nominal. This means that any deviation of the golden master part from drawing nominals will be included in measurements. This process differs from the other compare procedures in that there is no requirement to first calibrate the master part.