ZEISS DuraMAX
ZEISS DuraMax
Rugged Shop-Floor CMM for Immediate Production-Line Inspection
Bringing metrology out of the temperature-controlled calibration lab and directly onto the manufacturing floor requires an entirely different engineering approach. The ZEISS DuraMax is built specifically to withstand the harsh realities of rough production environments, eliminating the need for complex custom jigs and slow manual checking gauges.
Featuring a highly robust, fully enclosed structural frame and integrated temperature compensation, the platform ensures outstanding measurement reliability right next to your machining centres, keeping throughput high and scrap rates low.
Key Capabilities
Flawless Shop-Floor Thermal Stability
Engineered with advanced materials that resist thermal expansion, allowing the machine to maintain absolute data integrity across a wide operating temperature window of +15°C up to +40°C.
High-Speed Active Scanning Integration
Equipped with the high-performance ZEISS VAST XXT scanning sensor, capturing continuous coordinate data paths rather than slow single points to evaluate complex geometric forms quickly.
Fully Protected Structural Guideways
The critical mechanical bearing tracks and drive systems are completely sealed against airborne workshop contaminants, including oil mist, fine cutting dust, and grinding residues.
Passive Vibration Damping Systems
Features an integrated, rugged base structure that isolates the probe mechanism from low-frequency floor vibrations caused by nearby CNC milling machines, lathes, or stamping presses.
Four-Sided Unrestricted Accessibility
The compact, open-bridge architecture allows operators to load parts easily from the front, back, or sides, making it highly adaptable for automated robotic arm integration.
Plug-and-Play Footprint Efficiency
Designed as a self-contained, mobile workstation with a minimal structural envelope. It requires no compressed air supply, allowing facilities to relocate the system across the shop floor seamlessly.
Why Choose ZEISS DuraMax?
Replacement of Single-Purpose Gauging Assets
Eliminates the massive capital expense and inflexibility of manufacturing custom checking fixtures. When a part design changes, simply update the software routine rather than scrap expensive physical jigs.
Immediate Feedback Loops for CNC Operators
By placing the inspection cycle directly next to the machining cell, operators can identify tooling wear or part drift instantly, preventing expensive mass-production scrap errors.
Outstanding Capital Asset Longevity
Built with the high-rigidity structural maturity expected of industrial-grade shop-floor equipment, ensuring excellent mechanical reliability and low cost of ownership over a long operational lifespan.
Simplified Visual User Interfaces
Supports streamlined operator software views that display simple, colour-coded “Pass/Fail” graphics, allowing production staff to run complex inspection programs without requiring metrology specialisation.
Industry 4.0 Production Tracking
Fully compatible with ZEISS Smart Services, allowing factory managers to monitor machine usage rates, shop-floor environmental profiles, and tool wear trends remotely via secure digital dashboards.
Optimised Space and Ergonmic Layout
The integrated stylus rack changers allow the CMM to swap probe configurations mid-program automatically, maximizing testing efficiency while keeping the overall machine footprint remarkably tight.
Sensors
ZEISS VAST XXT
A compact, lightweight contact probe engineered to bring high-accuracy scanning to smaller, space-limited workpiece volumes.
Applications
High-Volume Automotive Component Machining
Conducting fast, automated part verification for engine blocks, oil pumps, brake calipers, and steering knuckles directly at the production cell.
Aerospace & Defence Sub-Assemblies
Inspecting rugged machined housings, bracket brackets, and fastening bulkheads immediately after milling cycles to secure structural tolerances.
Medical Tooling and Orthopaedic Roughing
Verifying rough-forged implants, surgical instrument bodies, and medical component blanks prior to final cleanroom finishing steps.
General Machinery and Job-Shop Manufacturing
Providing general-purpose, multi-part inspection capabilities for small-to-medium enterprises executing diverse subcontract machining tasks.
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ZEISS CALYPSO Software
Software for dimensional measurement technology
ZEISS CALYPSO enables fast and reliable measurement of standard geometries with intuitive inspection plan creation and automated probe path generation. Optional extensions support advanced probing and optimized measurement sequences, helping reduce inspection time and improve efficiency.
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