Hexagon’s New Absolute Tracker Measures Large Components Accurately -- from a Long Distance Away
Hexagon's Leica Absolute Tracker ATS800 offers manufacturers significantly improved productivity in large-scale part manufacturing and assembly, where its reflector tracking and high-accuracy direct scanning are combined to rapidly and reliably measure critical features and minimize production bottlenecks on the shop floor.
This new technological development will allow manufacturers to accurately measure fine edges and features across large volumes with unparalleled measurement process productivity, and at a safe and convenient standoff distance.
Whether for large aerospace or automotive structures, ship sections or wind turbine components, when using the ATS800 there is no need for operators or robots to be in close proximity to the part being measured. This avoids unreliable measurements and safety issues while ensuring significant time savings.
By combining direct scanning and reflector tracking capabilities, the new system replaces two pieces of hardware with a single device.
Using Hexagon's patented PowerLock technology, the ATS800 automatically and immediately "locks on" to a reflector and tracks its movements in real-time, providing an absolute reference. The ability to measure target reflectors also greatly simplifies robotic automation processes, by allowing precise positional referencing within a wider coordinate system when mounting the tracker on a linear rail or an autonomous mobile robot (AMR).
With its ability to perform high-precision measurements of intricate geometries and complex surfaces from a safe distance, the ATS800 will be a versatile measurement tool for rapid inspection in various industries and applications.
Pirmin Bitzi, General Manager for Portable Measuring Devices at Hexagon, commented: "Industries like aerospace and shipbuilding are making large structures where scale and detail are equally important. We're excited to offer manufacturers a system that delivers leading-edge capabilities to measure intricate features with less disruption at the critical stages of assembly at the heart of production."
The new Leica Absolute Tracker ATS800 will be available to all customers in 2025.
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