Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) enclosures are a cost-effective solution for CMMs located on the shop floor. A well-designed shop floor CMM enclosure protects the machine from harsh production environments where temperature variation, airborne contaminants and air movement can negatively affect measurement repeatability. With optional air conditioning, a temperature-controlled CMM enclosure creates a stable metrology environment for shop floor inspection, helping the CMM operate at its optimum temperature and reducing the impact of shop floor temperature gradients on accuracy.
Our custom CMM machine enclosure systems are manufactured from aluminium extrusion to create a lightweight, rigid construction. Side panels are available in clear polycarbonate or Dilite aluminium panels. All bespoke CMM enclosures are built to your required footprint and workflow layout, with full installation provided by our dedicated engineering team. This makes them ideal for precision CMM inspection booths and controlled metrology environments within production areas.
Basic Construction
Each shop floor metrology enclosure is configured around your workflow to provide a practical, controlled metrology environment for shop floor CMM systems. Our enclosures support both compact and large-format machines, making them suitable for large part measurement enclosures and multi-CMM inspection cells.
- Front bi-fold doors or sliding doors to allow ergonomic access for operators to load and unload parts.
- Side panels that can be easily removed for servicing and access to the CMM.
- Integrated LED lighting, electrics and data points.
- Optional air conditioning for a stable measurement environment for CMMs.
- Enclosure units to house multiple CMM machines, robot inspection equipment, and other shop floor inspection systems — ideal for modular CMM enclosure installations.
CMM Enclosure Benefits
A properly specified precision CMM inspection booth improves consistency and reduces disruption by shielding the CMM from dust, vibration and environmental change. Our enclosures are designed to support ISO-aligned inspection environments without the cost of a dedicated metrology room.
- Maintain CMM operating temperature for consistent measurement results.
- Protection for shop floor CMMs in demanding production environments.
- Help keep probes and styli free from dirt and dust using a dust-resistant CMM enclosure.
- Reduction in maintenance downtime and cleaning frequency.
- Easy access for maintenance and service engineers.
- Easy to install and re-locate as inspection needs evolve.
Applications
Our custom CMM enclosure systems are used across a wide range of manufacturing environments where repeatable dimensional inspection and high-accuracy metrology are required directly on the shop floor. We regularly support automotive quality control inspection zones, aerospace precision measurement areas and robotic inspection cells.
- Aerospace and defence inspection areas
- Automotive quality control and in-process inspection
- Medical device dimensional verification
- Heavy engineering and large component metrology
- Robot inspection cells and multi-CMM bays
Contact Us
For more information on CMM enclosure solutions, including temperature-controlled metrology zones, shop floor inspection booths, and multi-machine CMM enclosures, please get in touch via our Contact Us page.