How to diagnose air bearing contamination on a Zeiss CONTURA / PRISMO CMM
CMM air bearing contamination causes drag, axis sticking, or erratic motion. Verify the compressed air supply is clean and dry, and check the air filtration before suspecting internal bearing damage.
~20 min6 steps
How to fix probe qualification failure on a Zeiss CONTURA / PRISMO CMM
Probe qualification failure means the CMM cannot establish a reliable stylus reference and should not be used for inspection until resolved. Clean the reference sphere and inspect the stylus before re-qualifying.
~20 min7 steps
How to diagnose linear scale reading errors on a Zeiss CONTURA / PRISMO CMM
Linear scale errors cause systematic dimensional errors on all measured features. Clean the scale reader heads and verify the scale strip is free of oil film before concluding a scale or encoder failure.
~30 min6 steps