Introduction to Equator

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 Equator System
• The Renishaw Equator™ is a versatile alternative to
custom gauging.

• Plug and play installation.

• Provides flexible gauging of a variety of manufactured
parts.
• Re-configure to cater for part design changes or to
measure a new part quickly and inexpensively.

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 Equator System Components
Equator Gauge

EQR-6 Rack

SP25 or TP20 Probe

Controller

Fixture Plate
Flat screen
monitor Calibration Artefact, SM25
Joystick Module and Styli Kit
Stop Button

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 Equator Gauge Components

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 Equator Gauge Transportation

WARNING – The Equator 300 gauge weighs 25kg and should only be
moved by two people using the hand location points provided in the
base casting.
Do not move or lift the machine by using the top casting, the support
arms of the constraint mechanism, the three drive struts (e.g. by holding
the orange protectors or any part of the drive strut mechanism), or the
support struts.
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 Equator Gauge Safety

The highlighted areas indicate potential safety hazards please

read the installation manual H-5504-8500-01-E for details
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 SP25 – How does it work
2 PSDs (in body)
2 IRED
detect stylus
Infrared Emitting Diodes (IRED) in the sources
deflection
SP25 body generate infrared light (in body)
pointing toward the SM25 module.
IRED
Mirrors in the SM25 module reflect beams
the light back toward the body.
2 Mirrors (in scan
2 Photo Sensitive Diodes (PSD) in module) reflect
the SP25 body detect the infrared beams back to
light. PSD’s

As the stylus deflects, the mirrors

move changing the location of the
light on the PSDs
Kinematic joint line
The PSDs can now calculate the between probe body
deflection of the probe and scanning module

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