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Updated Radian Laser Tracker Series



API Radian Plus wireless laser tracker

API vProbe is a hand-held lightweight tactile probe that extends the laser tracker coordinate measuring capabilities.

"API has launched its updated series of RADIAN laser trackers, offering the lightest, most compact and highest accuracy trackers available," said a company spokesperson. The extended RADIAN laser tracker range comprises three models: Radian Pro, Radian Plus and Radian Core.

The Radian Pro offers both absolute distance measurement (ADM) and inferometer (IFM) capability and is available with 20 m, 50 m and 80 m range options and offers 6 degrees of freedom (6DoF).

The Radian Plus is supplied standard with the API vProbe or iScan. The vProbe is a hand-held lightweight tactile probe that extends the laser tracker coordinate measuring capabilities, by permitting intricate features and part characteristics outside the line-of-sight tracker set-up. "The vProbe has more versatility than a portable arm CMM and is suitable for large parts and styli lengths up to 500 mm," said the spokesperson. API iScan is a hand-held, lightweight, non-contact scanner with new higher data-rate, point cloud capture speed and a new global position sensor system.

The Radian Core is a spherically-mounted retroflector (SMR) tracker only, with a measuring ranges of 50 m and 80 m.

API's laser trackers feature the compact and rigid UNIBODY tracker design that uses shaft-mounted motors, encoders and laser. The UNIBODY shaft-mounted laser is designed to minimize ABBE offset errors. The UNIBODY houses the laser source, optics, camera and major head electronics in the center of the tracker body, centering all heat sources allowing rapid distribution of heat throughout the body during warm-up or increased ambient temperature variations. The UNIBODY design maintains equilibrium through its operation due to a unique "Air-Over-Cooling" system, resulting in shorter warm-up and enhanced measurement stability.

Standard iVision autolock functionality allows rapid recapture of a lost laser beam and provides increased usability for difficult-to-access and interrupted line of sight measurements. All RADIAN trackers house an integral battery offering four hours of battery operation with automatic recharge when the tracker is connected to the main power supply. An external power pack can add an additional four hours of remote operation and can be used for tablet and smart phone charging, in the event of device battery failure.

"Integrated with the Radian Pro and Plus models is the innovative API iScan wireless hand-held blue laser line scanner that offers a fast, accurate and more productive solution to generate component point clouds," said the spokesperson. Digitizing rates of up to 200,000 points/second are capable of scanning both reflective and dark surfaces. iScan features 360° yaw and roll to achieve infinite sensor positioning. Simple one-button operation provides enhanced scanning functionality and offers tactile probing providing even greater tracker measuring flexibility.

Radian Pro trackers can be provided with calibration tools to perform calibration and tracking of industrial robots and machine tools delivering enhanced performance of manufacturing processes by reducing process variation.

For more information contact:

Automated Precision Inc.

15000 Johns Hopkins Drive

Rockville, MD 20850

800-537-2720

info@apisensor.com

www.apisensor.com

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