Metrology guys!

[Rallye]

For all you metrology guys, looking for some opinions.

I lead the engineering group for an automotive company, and I'm trying to convince the owner to equip our inspection labs a bit better (without breaking the bank). An opportunity has come up to get a used (by an automotive Tier1) Metris MCA v2.5 articulating arm for hopefully a great deal.

Metris Announces 7-axis MCA v2.5 Articulated Arms - Digital Engineering

Handheld inspection jobs made easier with the MCA integrated solution..

www.digitalengineering247.com

In a previous life as a plant manager, my inspection lab had a ROMER arm that worked out to be a pretty slick (but expensive) solution. All I really did there was fight for the money to buy it, and then I gave it to my guys to setup and use.

So, any opinions on a used Metris? How do they compare to ROMER or FARO arms? I'm avoiding thinking about the calibration services, because that's where these companies make their money .

Thanks for input!

 

[78bronco460]

They’ve come a long way since I was doing first article work (pre-cmm). Cool stuff. Sorry for no help. I’ll shut up and subscribe.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

I worked at a race shop (MX) for a few years, they had one like this
As a fab guy I didn't see what the big deal was. I didn't see it used all that often other than them explaining what it was to people.
I guess it helps reverse engineer things quicker
shrug