Now or Never CMM Promotion

Wenzel UK has now launched the Now or Never promotion on two brand new CMM's.


The recently re-launch XO CMM and the X-Cite Manual CMM are now available with special prices until the end of December 2013.

NOW or NEVER XO CMM

• Includes Renishaw PH20 Probe System
• Metrosoft QUARTIS Measurement Software
• Delivery
• Installation
• Full Training
• NOW or NEVER price of £41,500

NOW or NEVER X-CIte CMM

• Includes Renishaw MCP Probe System
• Metrosoft QUARTIS Measurement Software
• Delivery
• Installation
• Full Training
• NOW or NEVER price of £19,900

For more information please call Wenzel UK Sales on 01452 728298

GIBBS GEARS Purchases new Wenzel WGT 280 Gear Tester

Gibbs Gears the Stoke Mandeville based Gear Manufacturer has further extended it's Gear Measurement capability with the purchase of the first WENZEL WGT 280 Gear Tester to be purchased here in the UK.

Gibbs Gears has owned a WENZEL LH54 Gear Machine since 2005 and WENZEL UK were very keen with this new purchase to maintain and extend the working relationship between the two companies.

Gibbs Gears has contiunued to invest in new manufacturing and inspection equipment over difficult times in the last few years and as the business grows needs to keep insepection and quality at the very focus of delivering value for money to its customers.

For it's part Wenzel UK works with Gibbs Gears to deliver the very best levels of customer service so that the machines are maintained and serviced every year.

The WGT 280 is the brand new generation of Gear Measuring Machine from Wenzel. More details can be found on the Wenzel UK website www.wenzel-cmm.co.uk

For more information on Gibbs Gears please contact Reece Garrod, Managing Director or visit their website for more details www.gibbsgears.com

Granite - Is this the material of choice for CMM Manufacture?

Originally all Coordinate Measuring Machines were manufactured to a high very precision and were mechanically accurate.  It was not uncommon for manufacturers to offer 2 different grades of CMM accuracy for the same model; the higher accuracy being attained by dedicating more care and attention in the final assembly and calibration process.

The first error mapping techniques were introduced to aid the linear accuracy calibration of individual CMM axes. The magnitude of errors introduced into the map was very small, generally limited to scale error and squareness error, indicating the intrinsic accuracy in-built into the CMM. Later many CMM manufactures were building CMMs from Aluminium; an initiative that started a trend that has subsequently become the norm.   

The only issue they faced was how to make Aluminium CMMs accurate. Answer: throw the large errors prevalent in an Aluminium structure into the error map and force the map to make the CMM structure accurate.

Maps were designed to only meet the accuracy standard currently in vogue and assist the manufacturer in passing the "test". One by one manufacturers went to Aluminium structures attracted by much reduced manufacturing costs. Manufacturers became dependent upon error correction software; their confidence in this fundamental technique increased with time and subsequently relaxed manufacturing tolerances further as they improved with experience error collection and mapping procedures.

Aluminium CMMs are typically built by unskilled personnel and have no accuracy whatsoever until error mapped into specification. Aluminium CMMs offer no benefit, other than price, to the end users. Manufacturer of Aluminium CMMs claim Aluminium is the perfect material for CMM build, but how so since its coefficient of expansion is almost four times that of granite and yet its specific weight is only 1% less than granite, therefore Granite is the choice of material for CMM Manufacture not Aluminium.

Material	Specific Weight (Kg/dm3)	Expansion Coeffecient(1/K)	Temperature Diffusion Rate (W/mK)	Elasticity Module (103N/mm2)	Material Metrological Ranking
Steel	7.25	10.4x10-6	42-63	90-180	+++++++
Aluminium	2.7	23.8x10-6	210	72	++
Ceramic	3.85	8.0x10-6	28	370	+++++++
Granite	2.8	6.5x10-6	3.5	NIL	++++++++++

Wenzel has retained the original manufacturing techniques for CMMs Wenzel and has grown dramatically by bucking the Aluminium and error map trend and has subsequently become the 4th largest CMM manufacture in the world as a consequence. Wenzel is delivering CMM structures that are manufactured to exacting tolerances, built by skilled tradesmen and achieve their competitive accuracies without the use of error mapping techniques. The key to the Wenzel success is a vertically integrated manufacturing facility where the investment has been in people, manufacturing processes and thoroughbred engineering with no compromises.

A CMM built mechanically accurate over 20 years ago still remain in regualr use today, what length of life can you expect from an Aluminium CMM today?
Wenzel are proud to be able to quote CMM accuracies of its products with and without error maps. The difference is an indication that Wenzel structures are intrinsically accurate. Maybe the CMM industry should be asked what the accuracy of its product is with the error map switched off?

The Wenzel CMM accuracy is inbuilt, not added on and so we ask the CMM industry a sincere question; 

Why map it when you can lap it?

MAKE MEASUREMENT MATTER 2013

Wenzel UK will this year be exhibiting at the Make Measurment Matter Roadshow at the Bristol City Football Club on Thursday 17th October.


Wenzel UK will be taking this unique opportunity to demonstrate the brand new QUARTIS Measurement Software on the New XO55 CMM.

For more information please visit the Wenze UK Website www.wenzel-cmm.co.uk or visit the dedicated Make Measurement Matter website www.makemeasurementmatter.co.uk

We look forward to meeting you there.

Applications Enginner Vacancy

Wenzel UK Applications Engineer Vacancy

Job Type:            Permanent

Location:             Gloucester

Salary:                 Competitive plus benefits

Start Date:           As soon as possible

Duration:             Permanent

Wenzel UK is part of the Wenzel Group, the only family-owned Co-ordinate Measuring Machine and Metrology systems provider.

Wenzel Metrology equipment is used in a wide range of manufacturing industries including aerospace, automotive and medical. The Wenzel range includes, bridge and horizontal arm CMM’s all with Renishaw probes, new industrial CT Scanning workstations, laser scanning heads for non contact measurement and reverse engineering, and a new white light scanning solution for high speed scanning of Turbine Blades and Blisks as well as a new portable CNC 3D scanning system. High precision gear checking machines are also available.

Due to its continued growth Wenzel UK is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Applications Engineer, to provide applications and technical support to Wenzel UK customers on both customer sites and in house at the Wenzel UK technical centre based in Gloucester.

KEY DUTIES:

Provide technical support to customers and other technicians as required both on the telephone/ internet and at customer site

Provide telephone based and customer based applications support on the Wenzel measurement software packages including CM, QUARTIS and OpenDMIS and Modus

Prepare part programmes in a range of measurement software’s

Undertake Gauge RR studies if required as part of sales projects

Conduct customer training courses & Customer Demonstrations

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

The following requirements are essential to the role:

Qualification in a Mechanical Engineering ONC /HNC

5 years’ experience in the CMM industry

5 Years minimum applications engineers experience in a metrology environment

Previous experience in working customers at all levels  to provide high levels of customer support

Ability to read and understand engineering drawings along with GD&T annotations

Ability to use and interpret CAD files and programme CMM for customer CAD files supplied

MS Office experience is essential with the use of Outlook and Excel

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

The successful candidate will have superb interpersonal skills, be team orientated and have a passion for high standards of customer service along with the ability to work to specific deadlines either as part of a team or alone.  Communication is a key factor both in person, on the phone and electronically along with the ability to write clear technical reports.  Flexibility to be able to work away from home is required, as the position can involve both working and training away from home and occasionally foreign travel.  

LOCATION:

UK & Ireland Based

BENEFITS:

25 days leave, medical and life insurance, company car

Applications can be made by contacting Martin Hawkins on 01452 881411 or by email, martin.hawkins@uk.wenzel-cmm.com