The Fulcrum is a revolutionary manual CMM, by employing a three rotary axis design, Aberlink have created a compact and portable design enabling it to be used where it is needed, on the shop floor near your machine tools.
Accurate Inspection Right Next To Your Machine Tool
Inspect your parts through every step of the manufacturing process.
The Fulcrum is designed to optimize inspection as parts come off the machine one op at a time, feeding back to the machining process at the earliest opportunity, before final inspection, before more expense.
A simpler user interface has been developed for Aberlink measurement software, making it even easier to use on a manual CMM, while retaining full functionality. After manually scanning the part, critical features are automatically recognized, and dimensions automatically displayed.
Intuitive software and innovative design means you’ll be measuring your parts within minutes of switching on the Fulcrum CMM, even with no prior operating experience. It will quickly become the tool of choice for jump-on, ad-hoc inspection, whether checking 1st off inspection, small batch quality control, or setting CNC machines. The Fulcrum is the easiest CMM to learn and use.
One-Handed Inspection
Magnetic soft buttons allow you to quickly change between features without using the mouse. They can be placed anywhere on the measuring surface. You can also program these soft buttons to perform any function in the Aberlink Mk4 software.
Effortless Fixturing
Magnetic fixture templates allow you to quickly fixture your part, making sure that all points are taken accurately.
Key Features
- Compact portable design
- 3A electrically power supply, no air
- Rugged shop-floor manual CMM
- Aberlink’s revolutionary easy-to-use manual measurement software
- Shortest learning curve of any equivalent system – 1 day without prior CMM experience
- Continual scanning for size and form measurement
- Accurate to less than 5 microns anywhere in the measuring range
| *Axis Travel (mm) | X 280 Y 280 Z 150 |
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| Overall Size (mm) | X 335 Y 830 Z 725 |
| Motion | Manual |
| Suitable For | Shop Floor/Inspection Room |
| **Volumetric Accuracy | (5.0 + L/1000)µm |
| Scale Resolution | 1.15μrad |
| ***Optimum Temp Range | 18 - 22°C |
| Operational Temp Range | 5 - 45°C |
| Air Required? | No |
| Aberlink Camera support | No |
| *Minimum measuring range specified because the usable volume isn’t cubic. |
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| **Maximum Permissible Error MPEE, according to an adapted ISO10360-2 2009 test to suit the Fulcrum, within the thermal limits defined for optimal temperature range. |
| ***The machine should not be positioned where it will be subjected to rapid changes in temperature. Max rate of ambient temperature change should not be more than 1°C/hour. |
