Single Touch Interfaces themselves are infinitely variable – they can be as simple as a single screen that lets an operator launch one of several part programs, or as complex as a system capable of automatically locating a part on the CMM then calling up the appropriate part program to measure it.
The STI+ option has two modules: one to develop the STI+ and the other to execute it. Applications engineers develop Single Touch Interfaces using a “Slide Show” Editor. This is an application, similar to Microsoft’s PowerPoint®, that lets them combine setup instructions, measurement programs, reporting templates, and everything else they need to measure parts into a single, cohesive system.
Whatever the level of sophistication, STI+ brings metrology to where it’s needed most: the shop floor. STI+ not only makes it easy for the non specialist to take advantage of the most sophisticated measurement equipment available, it ensures that parts are checked more frequently, results are ready immediately, and minor glitches do not grow into major problems.
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