Handheld Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM)

Procurement Summary

The Fabrication Technology Office (FTO) provides a wide range of engineering, fabrication, and technical services to support the creation of unique measurement instruments and scientific apparatus needed by NIST scientists and research staff. The FTO provides the mission critical engineering and manufacturing expertise and equipment needed to produce specialized parts and subassemblies for a variety of one-of-a-kind instruments conceived by NIST scientists and engineers. To meet mission requirements, the FTO needs to procure a handheld CMM. Currently, FTO uses a bridge type of CMM that is several decades old, which experiences calibration and operational issues. As a result, the quality and dimensional accuracy of the parts produced vary significantly, directly impacting the science and mission at the NIST. A handheld CMM is required that can calibrate with an accuracy of 5 thousandths of an inch. Currently, inspections taking place in the inspection room or at the machine are done by hand which don’t have the same accuracy as a CMM. Thus, a handheld CMM that meets the minimum specifications required by FTO, including a non-rotary encoder is required.

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