Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division announces the release of a new software version for the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960 and AT930 systems. This update, which makes the systems even more user-friendly, is already available and enables these systems to be interfaced with the HxGN SFx | Asset Management platform. The new systems incorporating this update also feature new hardware graphics, in line with the new design of the Absolute Trackers software.
SFx Asset Management enables complete management of the fleet of inspection systems for manufactured parts, and provides remote monitoring based on real-time data. With an easy-to-access, easy-to-use dashboard, the platform enables precise monitoring and analysis of the operation of key resources, at a single site or in multiple plants around the world. The interoperability of Absolute Tracker's high-performance systems with this platform offers users a simple way to monitor and increase the productivity of their automated manufacturing and inspection systems based on laser trackers, which feature state-of-the-art design and high performance.
"We do everything we can to increase the productivity of our customers' processes, says Rodrigo Alfaia, Absolute Tracker Product Manager in Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division. Innovation has long been a key word in our approach, as demonstrated by our leading laser tracker solutions, incorporating the PowerLock automatic target locking function, our manual and automated 6DoF inspection solutions, and our advanced real-time robot trajectory correction systems. Many of these technologies play a vital role in the smart factories of the future. That's why it's so important for us to guarantee the complete interfacing of our systems with the HxGN SFx | Asset Management platform. This development is a big step towards optimized intelligent manufacturing systems, and the best laser trackers have to be part of it."
Alongside this new software release, all AT960 and AT930 systems are now specified to ISO 10360-10. ISO 10360-10 was developed to enable users to compare different laser tracker systems reliably. It will soon establish itself as the benchmark for assessing laser tracker performance in terms of accuracy.
"Metrologists from the Absolute Tracker R&D team at Hexagon in Switzerland provided technical input to the ISO committee as part of the development of this standard dedicated to assessing the accuracy of laser trackers, says Matthias Saure, Absolute Tracker Product Manager in Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division. Soon, users will be able to refer to them as a reliable basis for comparing the performance of various laser trackers, a necessity in this field. We are proud that the Absolute Tracker is the first laser tracker system to be aligned with these specifications, which will soon become an industry standard."
The new software update optimizes use of the AT960 and AT930 systems. It also improves the functionality of the integrated wide-angle camera, which now offers three times the image resolution of the previous version, and several zoom levels. Some modifications also offer the possibility of controlling power and connectivity functions directly on the AT controller, without a PC.
All new AT960 and AT930 systems ordered from Hexagon will incorporate the new software version, which will be available as an upgrade for systems already on the market.