USED ​​HEXAGON: What is required for acceptance testing?

Author:J           Date:2025-11-20

USED ​​HEXAGON Equipment Acceptance Core Guidelines

Accepting USED HEXAGON equipment is a crucial step, directly determining the actual value and potential risks of this investment. A comprehensive and professional acceptance process should go beyond simply "powering it on" and systematically verify the following core aspects:

I. Documentation and History Verification: Verifying the Equipment's "Identity" and "Record"

This is the first and fundamental step in acceptance.

Calibration Certificate: Obtain the latest calibration certificate issued by an authoritative institution or Hexagon. This is the "birth certificate" of the equipment's accuracy, ensuring its traceability to national standards.

Service and Maintenance History: Carefully review the equipment's maintenance records to understand past failures, replaced parts, and assess its usage intensity and maintenance condition.

Software Licenses and Inventory: Confirm that all accompanying software (such as PC-DMIS) licenses are legal, complete, and successfully transferred to your name. Verify that the software versions meet current requirements.

II. Physical Condition and Mechanical Integrity Check: Conduct a thorough "check-up" of the equipment.

**Appearance and Structure:** Inspect the equipment for obvious physical damage, impact marks, or corrosion.

**Mechanical Motion:** Manually move each axis to check for smooth and unobstructed operation, and to remove any abnormal noises or jamming.

**Critical Component Wear:** Focus on inspecting the wear of vulnerable parts such as probes, probe heads, and guide rails, and assess their remaining lifespan and replacement costs.

**III. Accuracy and Performance Verification: The Touchstone of Acceptance**
This is the core of the entire process and must be verified through actual measurements.

**Testing with Standard Instruments:** Certified standard instruments (such as standard balls, step gauges, gauge blocks, etc.) must be used, and testing procedures must be performed according to international or industry-standard guidelines (such as VDI/VDE 2617 or ISO 10360).

**Key Performance Testing:** Focus on testing key performance indicators such as spatial length error and repeatability of the equipment, and compare the measurement results with the data on the calibration certificate to ensure they are within tolerance limits.

**IV. Integration and Commissioning Testing:** Place the equipment in your actual production environment for final testing.

** Hardware and software integration: Ensure the equipment can communicate and transmit data normally with your factory's computers, network, and existing quality management system.

Actual workpiece measurement: Select a typical workpiece you are familiar with, with known precise dimensions, for measurement. Cross-compare the measurement results with measurement data from authoritative equipment or standard drawings; this is the most direct verification.

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