Modern industrial manufacturing often faces extremely complex environmental conditions, posing unprecedented challenges to measurement equipment. In fields such as aerospace, energy equipment, and heavy machinery, not only are product accuracy requirements high, but measurement work frequently needs to be carried out under conditions of high temperature, heavy dust, unstable power supply, or limited space. Traditional measurement methods can no longer meet customer needs.

To address these challenges, Hexagon has launched a range of portable high-precision measurement devices. Represented by Absolute Arm measuring machines, Leica laser trackers, and Aicon optical measurement systems, these products not only overcome environmental limitations but also significantly improve measurement efficiency, making them the optimal solution to the aforementioned problems.

This issue will feature a special topic on the Leica laser tracker, providing a comprehensive interpretation of its high-precision inspection capabilities in complex scenes and working conditions.

Large-Scale Industrial Measurement Expert

With over two hundred years of technological heritage and continuous innovation, the Leica Laser Tracker has become the undisputed leader in the field of large-scale industrial measurement. It features an ultra-large measurement range and extremely high measurement accuracy, and is specifically developed for on-site measurement of various medium and large components, ensuring stable measurement under complex working conditions.

The Leica Laser Tracker offers multiple product series, including the AT500, AT930/AT960, ATS600, and ATS800, and supports various measurement modes such as reflector ball measurement, handheld probes, targetless direct scanning, and laser scanning, catering to users' different size and accuracy measurement requirements. The Leica Laser Tracker demonstrates clear advantages in large-scale measurement, featuring a lightweight design, IP54 protection, WiFi communication, battery power supply, and many other product characteristics. These technical advantages make the Leica Tracker the preferred equipment for large-scale industrial measurement in applications such as wind turbine blades, aircraft assembly, and heavy machinery.

Typical Scenario 1: Inspection in Extremely High-Temperature Environments

Industrial sites frequently encounter high-temperature measurement environments, such as foundry workshops, heat treatment processes, or inspections of equipment in operation. Ordinary measurement instruments often fail to work properly or experience significantly reduced accuracy under such conditions. The Leica ATS600/ATS800 series laser trackers redefine the precision measurement standard in high-temperature environments through their revolutionary direct scanning technology and outstanding stability. Taking the ATS600 as an example, it allows the laser tracker to directly scan and inspect the surface of a workpiece from a distance of up to 60 meters, while achieving extremely high measurement accuracy, thus causing no safety hazards to equipment or operators.

In addition, the ATS600/ATS800 series laser trackers also support reflector ball measurement and offer many advanced features such as IP54 protection, hot-swappable batteries, intelligent wireless scanning, panoramic cameras, and designated-area scanning, which can greatly enhance the convenience and efficiency of on-site measurement.

Typical Scenario 2: On-Site Measurement of Extra-Large Components

In industries such as shipbuilding, energy, and construction, on-site measurement of extra-large workpieces often faces conditions such as large temperature and humidity fluctuations and unstable vibrations, causing considerable difficulties for measurement work. For example, mold measurement for wind turbine blades faces the same challenges. In the mold inspection of wind turbine blades, Leica serves as the guarantor of precision for outdoor measurement. The ATS600 rapidly acquires millions of point cloud data points on the mold surface through targetless scanning technology. Combined with the professional Spatial Analyzer inspection software, it can comprehensively evaluate the mold's surface accuracy, torsional deformation, and key cross-sectional dimensions, greatly improving measurement efficiency.

The Leica AT960 also performs exceptionally well in the wind power industry. Its maximum measurement range reaches up to 160 meters while ensuring extremely high measurement accuracy, fully meeting the full-scale inspection requirements of extra-large blades. In addition, the AT960 possesses excellent on-site measurement capabilities. It features an IP54 protection rating design, effectively overcoming environmental interference such as vibration and temperature changes, ensuring stable and reliable measurement data. Whether for mold acceptance, production process control, or final inspection before delivery, the Leica Laser Tracker can provide efficient and precise measurement solutions.

Typical Scenario 3: On-Site Maintenance and Inspection of Large-Scale Components

In the face of on-site maintenance and inspection of large components such as hydroelectric generator units, wind turbine towers, and ship hull sections, the Leica Laser Tracker also plays a key role. Taking the overhaul of hydroelectric generator units as an example, their core components are enormous in size, and the inspection of geometric dimensions and form-and-position tolerances of components such as rotors and stators often requires high equipment accuracy. The Leica AT500 has a maximum measurement diameter of up to 320 meters and, when used in combination with a 1.5-inch reflector ball, perfectly meets this on-site measurement requirement.

When measuring the levelness of the flange surface on the rotor center body, using the built-in electronic level of the AT500 laser tracker to establish a reference, the work that traditionally takes half a day can be completed in just a few tens of minutes. When measuring components such as rotor magnetic yokes with diameters of up to 15 meters, the AT500 can solve the challenge of extra-large-scale measurement through intelligent relocation technology, calculating precise yoke radius and roundness.

The Leica measurement system, combined with the professional Spatial Analyzer inspection software, can automatically process massive amounts of measurement data and generate intuitive inspection reports, greatly simplifying data analysis work. This highly efficient and high-precision inspection approach saves substantial time and cost for major overhauls of hydroelectric generator units, enabling power stations to resume power generation more quickly and creating significant economic benefits.

Leica Tracker

Providing Comprehensive Solutions for Complex Industrial Measurement

With its all-around outstanding performance, the Leica Laser Tracker has become the benchmark solution for high-precision measurement in complex industrial environments. This product series features an IP54 protection rating, ensuring stable operation under harsh working conditions; an ultra-large measurement range combined with intelligent relocation technology, easily handling various large-scale workpiece inspection tasks; advanced tracking measurement technology and extremely high measurement accuracy, ensuring stable and reliable data acquisition; and a lightweight and portable design, along with WiFi communication and battery power supply functions, greatly enhancing the convenience of use and measurement efficiency.