Hexagon Metrology Introduces First Battery Powered IP54 Certified Absolute Tracker

The new Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 is a highly accurate portable CMM for 3D measurements over ultra long ranges. It is the first laser tracker to be battery operated and designed for cable-less operation. It is IP54 certified and includes enhanced features such as PowerLock and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) that make it the easiest to use 3D Leica Absolute Tracker ever created.

 Hexagon Metrology, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of the Leica Absolute Tracker AT401. With a weight of only 8 kg including controller, a height of just 29 cm and a minimal configuration that allows it to be transported as carry on luggage on most large international airliners, the new Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 sets a new level of portability in the industry. This all new laser tracker incorporates an advanced power management system that allows the batteries to be hot swapped as well as the system to be run off of Power over Ethernet (PoE+). 

Both the instrument’s horizontal and vertical axes allow infinite rotation, and when the quick release handle is removed it has a full vertical measurement dome of +/- 145º. The Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 pushes the boundaries of size, weight, range and usability and sets new standards for accuracy. The ADM in the Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 has a maximum uncertainty of just 10 microns over the full certified volume. This new laser tracker comes with enhanced Leica Geosystems technology such as PowerLock beam recovery, Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), maintenance-free Piezo drives and survey grade precision level to gravity sensor. 

“The Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 allows us to take laser tracker solutions into a wider application base. Together with the proven AT901 we are now able to offer the very best price versus performance ratio from a variety of Absolute Laser Trackers thereby enabling our customers to choose the right tool for the job in hand”, says Duncan Redgewell, Hexagon Metrology’s Vice President Portable Products.

Hexagon Metrology, Inc. will present the Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 at the Quality Expo South show in Charlotte, NC, April 28-29, 2010, Booth 1505.

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