Axiom CMM Case Study
In 1856 the Morgan brothers founded the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company, making crucibles in a small factory in Battersea, London.
The company’s success came from their use of graphite (plumbago) in the clay mix to produce a crucible that melted metal faster and lasted longer than anything else available in Europe at the time. So much so that the Patent Plumbago ‘melting pots’ were said to offer metal smelters ‘a saving of more than 50 percent in time, labour, fuel and waste' and were soon selling well all around the world.
Since then, through 168 years of industrial history, the global company we now know as Morgan Advanced Materials has continued to grow, change and adapt. However, its focus remains where it started; on the engineering of high-performance materials and specialised products that offer reliable solutions to technical challenges and help customers achieve more with less.
Having already invested in their first Aberlink CMM in July 2014, and an Aberlink shop floor CMM in May 2018, Ian Warby, QEHS Lead, didn’t hesitate to get in contact with Aberlink when they needed to increase their CMM capacity, Ian explains:
"Having used other brands of CMMs in a previous life, I was immediately impressed with the ease-of-use of the Aberlink software when we got our first machine in 2014. Whenever we’ve needed to call Aberlink, the direct technical support received from Mike Anders on their helpdesk is second to none! When we needed more CMM capacity, due to the bottleneck in our inspection department, I got in touch with Aberlink straight away."
The brand-new Axiom is the latest evolution Aberlink’s bestselling CMM. Employing a stiffer bridge design and incorporating a wider air bearing separation means the latest Axiom CMM has further improved on what was already a great CMM package. The all-aluminium X-beam structure not only ensures that the Axiom CMM has low inertia, resulting in high acceleration to get the job done quickly, the temperature of the X-beam rapidly follows the ambient air temperature of the room, ideal when the CMM is not housed in a temperature-controlled environment. Dynamic automatic air temperature compensation in the software reports CMM inspection results as if they had been measured at 20°C.
Being faster, more accurate, and just as reliable, than its predecessor, this improved Axiom will continue to be the CMM of choice for engineering companies looking for an affordable, easy-to-use solution. With three different Y-axis measuring volumes available (600, 900 or 1200mm), there is an Axiom CMM, manual or CNC, to suit every small to medium-sized application.
Since buying their third Aberlink CMM, Ian Warby concludes: “The new Axiom CNC CMM has eliminated the inspection bottleneck we had – We use to have 3-4 people waiting for a CMM. We also invested in Aberlink’s Programming from CAD software module, which is much quicker, easier and better at creating new CMM inspection programs, rather than on the CMM itself. With the use of Programming from CAD, I am one step closer to my utopia of having CMM inspection programs and CMM inspection (FAIR) reports ready before we’ve manufactured new parts. As a side note, the new Axiom CMM also looks great!”
The best way to show you how quick and easy the Axiom is to use is to arrange a demonstration at your factory, measuring your parts. Please get in contact via the info request button if you would like a demonstration of the Axiom CMM.