THE ROMER / HEXAGON MODEL 3000i PORTABLE CMM SYSTEM WAS BUILT IN 2001 AND LOOKS VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW. INCLUDED ARE 2) RUBY-TIP PROBES, 1) 16MM STELL BALL PROBE AND A CARBIDE-TIP PROBE, COUNTERBALANCE, CERTIFIED LENGTH STANDARD, 3 INDUSTRIAL MAGNETS AND 2) BASES FOR MOUNTING TO VARIOUS SURFACES. ALL THESE COMPONENTS CAN BE STORED IN THE SPECIAL PADDED TRANSPORTATION CASE.
THE ROMER ARM IS CONNECTED VIA CABLING TO AN IBM THINKPAD LAPTOP WHICH HAS THE ROMER ARM SPECS LOADED. THE LAPTOP HAS A BASIC MEASURING SOFTWARE CALLED "QUICK CHECK TOOLS" FOR SIMPLE MEASUREMENTS AS WELL AS PS EXCHANGE FOR LOADING VARIOUS CAD FILE DATA WHICH CAN BE USED NOW. IT ALSO HAS POWERINSPECT CMM SOFTWARE LOADED, BUT THE SOFTWARE LICENSE DONGLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DONGLE MIGHT BE UPGRADABLE TO USB VERSION FOR A FEE THROUGH ROMER OR DELCAM. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY CMM SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE SUCH AS PCDMIS, CMM MANAGER, RHINO, ETC.. THAT CAN BE LOADED FOR USE WITH THE ROMER ARM SYSTEM.
THE IBM THINKPAD INCLUDES OFFICE 2000 WITH POWERPOINT, EXCEL, WORD AND PROJECT LOADED. THE EQUIVALENT NEW ROMER SYSTEM WOULD SELL FOR APPROXIMATELY $60,000.00
PLEASE NOTE: THIS ARM WAS BEING USED UNTIL THE OWNER REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW VERSION. HOWEVER, IT MIGHT REQUIRE RECALIBRATION.