Api Laser Tracker

The first laser tracker was invented in 1987 by dr.

Api laser tracker.

It s not difficult to see why. Api s laser based measurement and calibration products are at the heart of automotive aerospace machine tool and robot manufacturers globally ensuring product quality and performance. Manufacturing aircraft is the quintessential example of large scale metrology involving in place inspection of large parts and assemblies. Api laser tracker range api s founder dr kam lau developed laser tracker technology over 30 years ago and now with a new improved range of radian laser trackers api are focused on showing customers in australia and new zealand how these systems can improve productivity and enhance quality in many applications and markets in the region.

Tennessee technology university received an api 6 d laser tracker in 1989. The aerospace industry was an early adopter of laser tracker technology and is one of the biggest users of laser trackers today. Measurement techniques explained include cad to part alignment measurem. Kam lau ceo of api automated precision inc while at nist and made commercially available by api in 1988 with its first production unit being made available to boeing under a 9 month lease agreement.

The unibody shaft mounted laser innovation minimizes abbe offset errors while also housing laser source optics camera and major head electronics in the center of the tracker body. Measurments range diameter. To learn more about our global presence le. Api inventor of the laser tracker has led the metrology industry in innovation for over 30 years.

Api has a large inventory of the very latest laser tracker technology available for rent on a daily weekly or monthly basis. Api is a leading provider of precision measurement calibration services including reverse engineering first article inspection machine tool robots and laser tracker calibration. Iso 17025 certified with a2la accreditation. You may select verisurf spatial analyzer or metrolog software pre loaded on our supplied tracker laptop or provide your own licensed software.

Laser tracker applications aerospace. Daniel and chris discuss how to set up a laser tracker for measurement featuring api s radian pro laser tracker. Api s compact and rigid unibody tracker design allows for shaft mounted motors encoders and laser. 15 μm 1 5 μm m.

Api radian laser tracker portable cmm demonstrated with verisurf metrology software.