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ACR-3
Releasing
the lock
Engaging
the lock
• Necessity for automatic probe change
The ACR3 is an automatic probe changer for use with the PH10M/PH10MQ. It is essential
for full-automatic measurements where the currently employed probe does not have the
capability of automatic stylus change but the stylus diameter or length must be occasionally
changed, and where the contact-type probe and non-contact type probe are switched
as required.
• Simplified structure
In comparison to the conventional automatic probe changer, which must have a dedicated
motor built in to turn on and off the lock system, is expensive, and has poor durability, the
ACR3 has a simplified structure and improved durability because it employs a new mechanism
in which the automatic probe change is performed through the CNC coordinate
measuring machine’s own drive system.
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