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Azimuth coordinate measuring machine
Precise and fast CNC measuring machine for large-sized parts. Innovative design and load-bearing plate enable heavy load measurement without performance degradation.
Aberlink Azimuth
Aberlink Azimuth represents the pinnacle of large-scale coordinate measuring machines, combining exceptional structural stiffness, high dynamic performance, and metrological accuracy. Azimuth is not simply a scaled-up version of the manufacturer’s smaller models, but is designed from the ground up to meet the challenges of measuring heavy and large-sized components utilizing advanced material technology and innovative kinematics.
The device’s revolutionary bridge structure utilizes honeycomb aluminium sheets, commonly used in aerospace and Formula 1 cars. This material provides an optimal stiffness-to-weight ratio, minimizing inertia forces and enabling high acceleration values without compromising accuracy. The base is constructed from massive granite, ensuring thermal stability. A special load plate option allows for the measurement of parts up to 6,000 kg in weight by directly transferring the massive load to the floor through the machine’s legs, preventing any table deformation from distorting the measurement result.
Azimuth is equipped with linear encoders with a resolution of 0.0001 mm, ensuring high repeatability over a wide measurement range. The device’s volumetric accuracy is optimized to cover a measurement volume of up to 1200 mm x 3000 mm x 1000 mm, achieving an exceptional 2.6 µm + L/250 mm accuracy when using scanning sensor systems. The maximum vector speed is 600 mm/s, making it one of the fastest machines in its class.
The machine utilizes Aberlink 3D measuring software, enabling fully automated CNC measuring cycles and CAD model-based comparison. The system is compatible with a wide range of Renishaw sensors, such as PH10-, PH20- and SP25M heads, offering flexibility for both touch and scanning measurements. An independent and maintenance-free belt-drive system ensures smooth movement, and automatic temperature compensation ensures reliable results in varying factory conditions. Aberlink Azimuth is a cost-effective and technically superior solution for demanding quality control where high capacity and extreme accuracy are critical factors.
| Feature | Specification |
| Measuring Range (X, Y, Z) | X: 1200 mm / Y: 1000–3000 mm / Z: 1000 mm |
| Compatible Sensor Heads | Renishaw PH10T, PH10M, PH20, MH20i |
| Sensor Options | TP20, TP200, SP25M (scanning) |
| Linear Sensor Resolution | 0.0001 mm |
| *Measurement Accuracy (MPEE) | 2.9 µm + L/250 mm (TP20) / 2.6 µm + L/250 mm (SP25) |
| Maximum Acceleration | 600 mm/s² |
| Maximum Velocity Vector | 600 mm/s |
| Table Material | Black Granite |
| Maximum Load (Static) | 1500 kg |
| Maximum Load (with Special Plate) | 6000 kg |
| Beam Structure | Aluminum Honeycomb (Aerospace grade aluminium honeycomb) |
| Drive Force / Control | Maintenance-free belt drive |
| Air Consumption | 50 l/min (5 bar) |
| *Optimal Temperature | 18 °C – 22 °C |
| Software | Aberlink 3D (including CAD comparison and reporting) |
*Maximum permissible error MPEE within the temperature limits defined for the optimal temperature range.
**Installation environment temperature limits: Rate of change <1 °C/h and <2 °C/24 h. Temperature gradient <1 °C/m.
Performance Range
The azimuth coordinate measuring machine’s revolutionary bridge structure utilizes aluminum foil sheets developed for the demanding needs of Formula 1 racing and the aerospace industry. The structure’s exceptional stiffness-to-weight ratio provides a significant advantage for Azimuth in both performance and speed. Considering its size class, Azimuth is not only fast, but also extremely accurate. The systems designed for the machine are simple and reliable, and the innovative system used on the Y-axis ensures that performance will not decrease even when the machine is used with the largest measurement range, up to three meters.
Maximum Load Capacity
A large measuring machine must be able to handle even massive components, and this is an area where Aberlink has applied innovative design. Instead of increasing the thickness of the granite table – which would significantly increase the machine’s cost and total weight – the system has been developed with a load plate specifically positioned on top of the granite base. This plate receives a load of up to six tons and transmits it directly through the machine’s frame legs to the floor. Thanks to this solution, heavy loads do not cause deformation or weaken the metrological performance in any way.
