CimCore is pleased to introduce the INFINITE 2.0 portable CMM with raise-the-bar features to enhance usability and expand work-session productivity. The new portable arm is packed with CIMCORE-exclusive features including TESA Kinematic probes, are designed Ergonomic Wrist with an integrated USB digital camera, an innovative SpinGrip, a new Probe Holster and upgraded WiFi with a wireless range up to 200feet away, even through walls. The sleek, redesigned six- and seven-axes arms offer high precision probing and optional scanning capabilities for mobile measurement, inspection and reverse engineering on the shop floor or in the metrology lab. Available in measuring ranges from 1.2 to 3.6 m, the new CIMCORE1.2 m arm measures to +/- .016 mm in the Volumetric Length Accuracy Test. CIMCORE portable arms are crucial to maintaining both part quality and manufacturing productivity in over 100 different industries in 36 countries: automotive,aerospace, ship/ boat building, military, off-highway vehicles, tube bending,furniture, machine shops, stamping plants, die shops and many other industrial markets.

“CIMCORE's advancements in the INFINITE 2.0 arm set the industry bar very highfor years to come. This new era of portable Measuring Arm technology is allabout small details that make a huge impact on productivity. These highperformance improvements propel us to the forefront of the PCMM market and farbeyond our competition" states Paul Evans, Product Manager for CIMCORE,Inc. "The INFINITE 2.0 arm has exceeded our goal of opening newefficiencies for the metrology user on the factory floor."  

Kinematic Probes Top Unique-to-the-Industry Enhancement List

The new CIMCORE arm series now integrates advanced Kinematic Probes with TESASwiss-made Bridge CMM-Class multiwire connectors, which combine carbon fiberconstruction with automatic probe recognition. When an operator needs to changea probe during a work-session, the “plug and measure” probes are automaticallyidentified by the inspection software, and do not require re-calibration. Whena new tip is needed, the probe is easily re-calibrated in the field.

Small Touches = Big Usability

With an eye on small nuances, the 6-axes INFINITE 2.0 arm has incorporatedenhancements that streamline each measurement/inspection worksession. The firstinnovation is a redesigned Ergonomic Wrist that is smaller in size andincorporates tactile selection buttons. This new design includes a very handyintegrated USB digital camera used to document work set-ups, and an LED work-light.

The new SpinGrip ushers in another major usability feature. Twoinfinite-rotating grips are located on the arm at the elbow and forearm, andprovide low friction grip positions for better ergonomics. The SpinGrips,combined with CIMCORE’s exclusive “Zero-G” pneumatic counterbalance allows theCMM to literally float in the operator’s hands, even above and belowcenterline, to minimize operator fatigue and maximize accuracy.

INFINITE 2.0 also offers a new Probe Holster located at the base of the arm to providefast user access, and convenient storage of probes. The holster includes slotsto snap-in 3 probes and a change key. A bonus feature is the product's uniquequick-change mounting system that can be attached to many types of basesincluding fixed, magnetic, and vacuum mounts, as well as tripods and Brunsonstands.

The INFINITE series arms also include CIMCORE's patented infinite rotation forinspection of hard-to-reach areas. Only CIMCORE provides a NIST-traceablecalibrated length standard with each arm to easily verify and document systemperformance for ISO or vendor requirements.

Travel-Ready Portable Arm

The ultra portable INFINITE 2.0 series is comprised of advanced carbon fiberand aluminum construction, which translates into a very lightweight shop floorinspection device that is less than 7.8 kg (2.4 m model). The arm's Lithium-Ionrechargeable battery and upgraded 802.11g WiFi communication provides“INFINITE” cable-free operation in a variety of shop floor applications. Theentire solution fits into a customized, sturdy, rolling travel case weighingonly 23 kg.