Zeiss CenterMax User manual

Operating Instructions
CenterMax
Coordinate measuring
machine for series
production

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Carl Zeiss CenterMax: Operating Instructions
Industrial Metrology Revision status: 1.1
Business Group Date of issue: 01/02
D-73446 Oberkochen Order No.: 61211-1020202

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Contents
Foreword
Information about these operation instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Symbols / danger warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
For your orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 Introduction
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Safety of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Standards and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Additional documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Separate documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Supplementary literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Requirements for person responsible for CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Definition of a specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Safety symbols on the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Requirements for the safe use of the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Chapter 2 Description of the CMM
Identification of a CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Design of the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

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Components and their functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Measuring table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Coordinate axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Control cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Operating elements of the control cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Control console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Operation of the joysticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Calibration standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Probe system types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Components of a probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Functions of the components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Standard version of the probe system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
VAST probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
limiting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Temperature-sensing probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Probe components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Design and function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Probe elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Principles for assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Screwing technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Clamping technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Storage of probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Probe rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Chapter 3 Technical data
Coordinate measuring machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
General data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
CMM parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

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Connection data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Travel speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
VAST probe head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Chapter 4 Transport and installation
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
To be observed on delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Transport conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Selecting the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Prerequisites for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Chapter 5 Preparations for start-up
Before you start! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Connecting the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Connecting the compressed-air supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Requirements for compressed-air supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Compressed-air connection to the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Pressure gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Adjusting the pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Filter units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Mounting the probe rack (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Prerequisites for the probe rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Visual check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Start-up preparation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

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Chapter 6 Start-up
Clamping the workpiece on the measuring table . . . . . . 6-2
Safety measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Clamping the workpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Workpiece positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Lowering the workpiece onto the measuring table . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Switching the CMM on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Safety measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Switch-on sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Checking the protective circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Function of the protective circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Mounting / changing the probe head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Probe assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Screwing technique or clamping technique? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Safety measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Criteria and limiting values for assembling probes . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Inserting / removing the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Safety measures and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Inserting the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Removing the probe (manually) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Start-up checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Chapter 7 Measuring operation
What you should know! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Coordinate systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Probing directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Types of measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Single point probing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Multipoint measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

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Collision protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Axis clamping with VAST probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
All axes unclamped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Clamped axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Self-centering probing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Temperature-sensing probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Notes on temperature measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Possibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Measuring software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Preparations for a measuring run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Prerequisites for a perfect measuring run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Reference point travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Reference point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Carrying out a reference point travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Probe calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
What you should know!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Calibration procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Causes of large deviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Temperature compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
What is temperature compensation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Connecting the temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Probing the workpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
How to ensure correct measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Probing procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Selecting the type of probing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Probing sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Probing conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Probing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Aligning the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Preventing measuring errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Special features of VAST probe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Setting the measuring force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Precision positioning during probing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28

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Notes on scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Automatic probe change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Tips for effective operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Evaluating the measuring data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Limiting values for deviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Causes of large deviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Terminating a measuring run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Effect of system shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Shutdown procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Chapter 8 Errors and faults
Errors occurring prior to the measuring run . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Faults during the measuring run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Special measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
After collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Probe head outside the measuring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
If nothing else helps, ... – hotline! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Chapter 9 Maintenance and care
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Care measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Inspection measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Checking the probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Cleaning/changing the filter mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Changing the compressed air filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Index
Glossar

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Appendix
Application examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Foreword
Information about these operation
instructions
CenterMax coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is described in
these operating instructions.
These operating instructions address operators and users of the coor-
dinate measuring machine.
Short information about the contents:
–Warranty and safety-relevant information in ➤Chapter 1 “Intro-
duction” on page 1-1.
–What is what, e.g. quill, coordinate axes? What is required for
operating the CMM? The answers can be found in ➤Chapter 2
“Description of the CMM” on page 2-1.
–Dimensions, connection data, travel speed, environmental condi-
tions of the CMM and probe system data can be found in
➤Chapter 3 “Technical data” on page 3-1.
–You want to install the CMM at another place. Or you want to
install an additional CMM. For more information, please refer to
➤Chapter 4 “Transport and installation” on page 4-1.
–Making connections, mounting of probe racks, general visual
check prior to start-up. For more information, please refer to
➤Chapter 5 “Preparations for start-up” on page 5-1.
–The workpiece and the CMM must be prepared before starting the
measuring run. To do so, please refer to ➤Chapter 6 “Start-up” on
page 6-1.
–Connections made, workpiece clamped on measuring table, probe
system prepared. The preparations for the measuring run can
begin ➤Chapter 7 “Measuring operation” on page 7-1.
–In case the CMM is not doing what you expect it to, please refer to
➤Chapter 8 “Errors and faults” on page 8-1.
–A CMM also requires care, especially for ensuring safe and correct
measurements. The corresponding measures are explained
➤Chapter 9 “Maintenance and care” on page 9-1.
Further chapters:
–Detailed listing of all chapters: ➤Contents.
–Explanation of important terms: ➤Glossar.
–Examples of CMM applications: ➤Appendix.

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Symbols / danger warnings
Three special symbols which always denote important information are
used in this manual.
These symbols appear in the left-hand margin of the page and directly
adjacent to the corresponding text.
Danger!
Special caution is advisable here. The warning triangle and the adja-
cent text indicate a possible danger of injury.
Failure to observe this warning may result in injury to the operator.
Important!
This symbol warns you of situations which might cause measuring
errors, interfere with a measuring run or even lead to collisions result-
ing in damage to the CMM and/or the workpiece.
This symbol indicates additional and helpful information.
For your orientation
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
!
!
NOTE
Example Description
not –Words are emphasized by placing them in
italics.
–Italics are often used to set apart an inter-
mediate heading, e.g. Type of
measurement:
Protective circuit Specially emphasized words are printed in
bold type.
no grease film Words specially emphasized in warnings are
also printed in bold type.
Blue bold type is sometimes used to mark a
listing, e.g.
ST-ATAC: ...
VAST: ...
➤"Measurement“on
page ...
➤Page ...
Reference to a text passage where you can
find more information.

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1Remove probe.
2Uncover adapter
plate receptacle.
Instructions which must be followed in
chronological order.
•Place the work-
piece ...
Instructions
•Switch off the drives
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Foreword 61211-1020202 Operating Instructions

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Chapter
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1Introduction
This chapter informs you about the applications of the CMM and the
prerequisites for safe use.
This chapter contains:
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Additional documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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General information
Scope of delivery
The standard version of the CenterMax coordiante measuring
machine is delivered with the following components:
–Coordinate measuring machine (CMM)
–Control
–Control panel –standard version
–Computer with peripheral units
–Software –e.g. UMESS-UX
–Documents
–Probe system
–Master probe
–Reference sphere –for calibration of probes
–Temperature sensor –for measuring the workpiece temperature
–Temperature probe.
CE marking
The CE marking confirms the system's conformity with the basic
requirements of the following CE directives:
–Machinery directive 98/37/EC
–Low voltage directive 73/23/EEC
–EMC directive 89/336/EEC.
The fact that the CMM meets the above requirements is indicated by
the CE marking on its type plate.

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Safety of the machine
Approvals for the CMM:
Standards and regulations
The CMM is designed, manufactured and tested according to the fol-
lowing standards and regulations:
Regulations –BGV A1 (VBG 1): Accident prevention regulations –
General regulations
–BGV A2 (VBG 4): Accident prevention regulations –
Electrical systems and equipment
Standards –DIN/VDE 0100:
Regulations for electric power installations with nominal voltages
of up to 1000V
–EN 61010 part 1:
Measuring machines, control units, controllers and laboratory
equipment
–EN 60204 part 1:
Safety of machines –electrical equipment of machines
–EN 292, part 1:
Safety of machines –basic terminology
–EN 292, part 2:
Safety of machines –technical directives and specifications
–EN 61326:
EMC –interference immunity; interference emission, class A
–CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1:
Safety requirements for Electrical Equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use.
–UL 3101-1:
Standard for Electrical Equipment for Laboratory use.
Europe GS marking of the professional associations of
precision engineering and electrical engineering.

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Additional documents
Separate documents
Components for which separate documents are available are referred
to in these operating instructions.
Separate documents are available for the following components:
Standard The following documents are delivered with each CMM:
–General safety instructions
–Control console –standard.
Option The following document is delivered if the CMM is equipped with the
corresponding option.
–Loading device.
Supplementary literature
"Einfach messen –und was Sie dazu wissen sollten". The primer of
measurement technology.
Carl Zeiss, Unternehmensbereich Industrielle Messtechnik, order no.:
612302-9002.

Warranty
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Warranty
Notes
–The specifications and statements in the German operating
instructions are prevalent and binding for translations into other
languages.
–All rights pertaining to changes in the coordinate measuring
machine and its options, the software packages and the pertaining
documents reserved.
–All rights reserved, especially in cases of granting a patent or regis-
tering a utility model.
The warranty does not cover the following:
–incidentals
–wearing parts.
Exclusion of warranty
The manufacturer cannot be held liable.....
–for actions contrary to the instructions in this manual,
–if the coordinate measuring machine version delivered by us was
changed,
–if maintenance work is not carried out by personnel specially
trained at Zeiss,
–if measures for care are not taken by the operator or user accord-
ing to the specified measures,
–if original spare parts are not used for maintenance and repair
work,
–if the necessary maintenance work and measures for care are not
carried out according to the Customer Documentation.
All information regarding maintenance work and measures for care,
incidentals and wearing parts is contained in the Customer
Documentation manual.

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Proper use
Warranty
The coordinate measuring machine (CMM) may be used only for its
intended purpose. The user is liable for any damage incurred during
improper use of the CMM.
CMM
The CMM can be used to determine the geometric sizes of work-
pieces. The workpieces may be made of metal or plastic.
Movable axes The CMM can be moved in all axes and probes the workpiece in the x,
y and z coordinate directions. A rotary axis is available when using a
rotary table.
Dimensions, position
and form
Geometric sizes are for example width, length, height as well as the
diameter and depth of bores.
The position of bores is calculated from the measuring data. Further-
more, the form of workpieces, e.g. the form of a turbine bucket can
be determined by means of a special software.
Danger!
The CMM must not be used for determining geometric sizes of work-
pieces. The CMM must not be used for any purposes other than those
listed below.
Only workpieces and objects required for measurement may be
placed on the measuring table.
Functions of the CMM:
–Workpiece probing in six directions (±x, ±y, ±z).
This is ensured by means of three moving machine axes. Probing is
executed by a probing system. For measurement, the workpieces
must be fastened on the measuring table.
–The measuring table has the following functions:
–Support of one or more workpieces
–Support of the calibration tools
–Storage of a probe rack (option)
–Storage of a rotary table (option) –the rotary table is either inte-
grated in the measuring table or attached on top of it.
–Fastening of the workpieces and installation of the probe racks,
calibration tools and the rotary table via the threaded holes pro-
vided in the measuring table.
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