Hexagon GLOBAL S - Intended Use and Unauthorized Use; Main Components; Fixed Parts; Moving Parts

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GLOBAL S - User Manual
Intended Use and Unauthorized Use
GLOBAL S is a low-power machine designed and built to measure small to medium-sized parts used in the
mechanical industry. It automatically moves a lightweight, contact or non-contact measuring tool, according
to the programmed cycle executed to measure a part placed on its work table.
The measuring machine is not to be used for any machining processes other than measurements and is
not to be fitted with any tools other than those designed for use with it without prior authorization from
Hexagon. It is not to be used, for example, to move or lift parts, to mill or to measure parts of the human
body.
The measuring machine may only be used in an industrial environment that has been suitably prepared and
protected.
Warning
Any changes to the measuring machine and, more in general, to the measuring
system not authorized by Hexagon, may make the machine dangerous, will
make the guarantee offered by Hexagon null and void and result in the
company declining all liability for any damage caused by it.
Main Components
Fixed Parts
The fixed part of the measuring machine is made up of the granite.
The guideways of the main carriage are machined into the body of the granite. The top surface of the granite
(work table) comprises the threaded inserts for fixing the part to be measured.
Moving Parts
The moving parts of the measuring machine are the main carriage, central carriage and Z-rail:
 The main carriage is made up of a beam and two legs (left and right). The main carriage runs on
the work table and represents the Y machine axis.
 The central carriage runs along the beam of the main carriage, and represents the X machine axis.
 The Z-rail (column) is assembled inside the central carriage and moves perpendicular to the floor,
thus representing the Z machine axis.
The three machine axes move independently of one another, thus enabling the tip of the tool to move freely
in any direction inside the measuring volume. The measuring volume is a cubic space the sides of which
are directed in the same way as the axes of the measuring machine and have the same lengths as the
strokes of the machine axes.
The measuring machine reference system consists of three Cartesian axes, X, Y and Z whose origin lies at
the top front left corner of the measuring volume.