[Ma...] Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 This one is even older than Norbert's old friend. Installed 1985, originally running Zeiss "Comet" software (an Americanized version of UMESS 200 I think) on an HP 9836 computer. has been moved three times over the years. The only real upgrade has been to a used computer running UMESS 300 20 years or so ago. It will be replaced with a Prismo 10 Ultra in a few weeks.20230331_065402.jpg20230331_063816.jpg20230330_113918.jpg20230330_113852.jpg20230330_113808.jpg20230330_113756.jpg20230330_113741.jpg20230330_093404.jpg20230330_093351.jpg Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
[No...] Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Awwwwww! 😭 I remember having seen a few machines with this very old joystick box and controller back when I had my training at Zeiss Oberkochen in 1990. Like I said: nearly undestroyable 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-35994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 😮 wow what a cool CMM. it's really sad, most of the "old parts" still work´s fine 😭 In 1985 I didn't know what to measure 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-35996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ke...] Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Looks like that forklift has some extra miles on it, too 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-35998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. I'm not sure which is older the CMM or the forklift. I think it's the CMM. The company has been in business since 1865 so both are relatively new 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[SH...] Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Can I ask more about probe head?? Hope can't do the scanning. That joystick is awesome 👍. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. No scanning, it's a really good trigger probe, I think they called it an ST probe. Piezoelectric trigger mechanism was very repeatable. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ma...] Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. I checked Keith, and the forklift is even older. 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[No...] Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. Yes, it's an ST. Stands for German _S_chaltender _T_astkopf (switching probe head) We had the same head at first, but I wasn't too fond of it. Main problem was, it had 3 switches placed under 120 degrees around the head. To recognize a correct touch, one of the switches needed to open within a certain time frame after the piezo had triggered. The piezo alone would have been too sensitive. If the switch didn't open within the time frame, the controller retried six times. If that was unsuccesful too, the machine errored and the program stopped. Depending on where that happened, you would have had to run the program from the start again and hope it'd work this time. Because of the three switch positions there were preferred directions in which the touch almost always worked, and others where you could already smell failure. It was always suspenseful to watch such a program run. 🤣 Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Je...] Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-121288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ow...] Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 First CMM I ever had to work with was a Sheffield Cordax in1988. Operators always coming back saying "my bore mic doesn't measure it as that diameter, why should I trust the dimensional spread". It was a piece of junk in my opinion. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Fo...] Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Wow! It's older than my age! Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[No...] Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Okay, let's make this short: Anyone still using this old geezer? 🤣UMM500.jpg Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ju...] Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Please sign in to view this quote. I have one in my garage, but it's just for hobby projects. Link to comment https://qualityforum.zeiss.com/topic/8216-goodbye-older-friend/#findComment-36016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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