Issue 2 '11

Micro-Vu Vertex aids Redmond Repetition export success

 Redmond Repetition Engineers was started almost 30-years ago in June 1981 by local business identity John Redmond in his suburban Melbourne back-yard and has now grown to become a TS 16149 certified business employing 38 people across two shifts in their modern and purpose-built 4,000 square metre facility.

Late last year John Redmond saw the need to invest in the latest vision-based dimensional metrology product, the Micro-Vu Vertex, in order to assure the quality of their aerospace components about to be sent overseas for critical defence and government contracts.

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Productivity and quality improvements with a fully automatic CMM for just $280 per week

 In todays competitive world keeping up with new technologies that enhance productivity and improve the bottom line has never been more important, the primary challange of course is to stay abreast of these advances without stretching budgets beyond their limits.

To this end we have put together a number of financing packages tailored to suit a variety of needs from corporate hire purchase and leasing through to off balance sheet rentals.

With regular payments starting at just $280 per week you can take delivery today of a state-of-the-art Discovery III D8 CMM or from just $440 per week a high performance Global 7.10.7 CMM without investing any capital.

To learn more on how to take advantage of this facility simply call us now on 1800 283 095 or send an email to sales@hitechmetrology.com.au


3D Scanning technologies at Austech stand 687

 Austech is Australia's leading showcase of products and processes for the advanced manufacturing sector and this year you can find us at stand 687 where we will be displaying the latest developments in 3D scanning technologies for inspection and reverse engineering.  Highlights of our display will be:

  • New Romer Absolute Arm 7325SI in action scanning a range of complex parts
  • Brown & Sharpe Global Performance 7107 CMM, scanning critical features on high-precision machined components and gears
  • Sheffield Discovery D12 CMM with Perceptron ScanShark laser scanning sheetmetal and composite material parts for inspection
  • New Romer Absolute Arm 7325SE on a Brunson carbon-fibre tripod fitted with a Kreon Zephyr II laser scanner
  • MicroVu Excel vision-based inspection system for small and delicate parts
  • New Leica AT401 laser tracker.

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New Alicona InfiniteFocus Portable

 As the Australian and New Zealand distributor for the complete range of imaging products from leading Austrian-producer Alicona Imaging GmbH, Hi-Tech Metrology is pleased to announce the release of a new portable infinite focus measurement system - the IF-Portable.

Using the principle of focus variation the Infinite Focus Portable is a robust and mobile optical system to measure both the form and roughness of larger surfaces. It can be used by semi-skilled personnel in production areas to measure both flat and curved surfaces with just one of its key applications being inspection of industrial print rollers.

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