MAPLE GROVE/Minnesota/USA – July 31, 2009.
Carl Zeiss IMT Corporation announced today that it has built and delivered its 2000th CONTURA® G2 coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to Schmiede Corporation of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
The CONTURA G2 was introduced in December of 2005 and since then, the Maple Grove, Minnesota manufacturing facility has produced 2,000 of the advanced scanning machines. “This is the most successful machine Carl Zeiss IMT has ever developed,” states Josef Schernthaner, Vice President of Operations at Carl Zeiss IMT. “The reason behind the success of this machine, even in the current economy, is the CONTURA G2s flexibility in sensors and its excellent price performance ratio,” says Schernthaner. “The CONTURA G2 was a high demand product right out of the gate and is still a very sought after machine. Sales continue to be strong and customers are extremely satisfied with its unique features.”
The bridge-type CMM features the next generation scanning platform and is available in three configurations, CONTURA G2 direkt, CONTURA G2 RDS and CONTURA G2 aktiv. All models use ZEISS VAST® technology and offer the same high accuracy with either articulating scanning or active scanning.
Schmiede Corporation is a dynamic and growing woman owned precision contract machining shop that has been in business since 1963. The main industries they serve are power generation, automotive, aircraft, heavy truck manufacturing, off-the-road equipment, and specialty pumps. Currently, Schmeide Corporation owns a ZEISS PRISMO, and because of its reliability and accuracy they have purchased the CONTURA G2 to support new contracts within their aerospace and nuclear power generation divisions. “We’ve been using the ZEISS PRISMO for more than 8 years and we’ve found that ZEISS’s products are the most accurate and reliable, so we are very excited to obtain the CONTURA G2,” says Steve Williams, Sales and Marketing Manager at Schmiede Corporation. “Sticking with the ZEISS line of products adds accuracy and continuity within our business lines since many of our customers also use ZEISS machines.”
CONTURA G2 RDS is designed for measuring complex features and parts with multiple angles that require smaller styli. It features the ZEISS RDS articulating probe holder that can reach 20,376 positions in 2.5° increments and the VAST® XXT probe for articulating scanning. VAST XXT can be used with styli up to 250 mm in length and styli as small as 0.3 mm. Its large deflection range and low measuring force make it a very robust scanning sensor.
