SCEPTRE™ System

What is SCEPTRE™ SYSTEM?
 

EMD's Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) sensor technology, known as SCEPTRE™ System, consists of a patented continuous-contact 3D analog scanning probe, continuous noncontact (vision) scanning probe, computer controller and proprietary software. EMD's continuous-contact analog scanning is the most sophisticated and accurate measuring technology in the world, and can be found on a variety of CMMs used to measure and inspect parts for such companies as IBM, General Motors, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, AlliedSignal, General Electric Aircraft, TRW, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Analog scanning allows a CMM to inspect and measure complex shapes and contoured surfaces, gathering thousands of data points in seconds. This provides the operator with much more information, much faster and more accurately, than a CMM equipped with a digital probe could ever hope to gather in a cost-effective manner.

In addition, the SCEPTRE™ System scanning software provides analysis, evaluation and graphically rich reporting. It can handle high data-density input -- up to 300 data points per second -- in all six axes. It allows a CMM to perform reverse engineering, inspect and digitize free-form and unknown shapes, and seamlessly combine contact and noncontact (vision) data. It will interface with IGES, DMIS and CAD/CAM programs, and can manipulate up to 32,000 data points per element. It also features a number of cost-efficient, dedicated part-inspection packages for airfoils, gears, and cams.

Sceptre Software
Contact and Non-Contact Scanning Capabilities

Listed below are just some of the many facets of inspection that can be utilized with the Sceptre Software coupled with Contact and Non-Contact Scanning Probes.

Capabilities

  • Dimensional Measurements – (Contact / Non-Contact)

  • Roundness Measurements – (Contact / Non-Contact)

  • Profile Measurements – (Contact / Non-Contact) 2D & 3D

  • Surface Tribology – (Contact)

  • Dynamic Dimensional Testing – (Contact / Non-Contact)

  • Hardness Testing

  • Magnetic Field Testing

Various Software Inspection Packages

  • Gear Inspection

  • Airfoil Inspection

  • Cam Inspection

  • Surface Finish Inspection

  • Dynamic Dimensional Testing

  • Vibration Analysis

  • Profile Analysis

Available Optional Equipment to
enhance the CMM Performance

  • Vision System

  • Probe Changer

  • Probe Indexer

  • Pallet System

  • Deep Bore Probe

  • High Precision Rotary Axis

  • Temperature Compensation