Monitoring and Metering Product of the Year
Company Name: Hexagon
Product Name: PULSE
Supporting Statement:
Hexagon PULSE is a real-time environmental monitoring solution for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), designed to monitor the conditions that can influence measurement performance. Using wireless sensors, the system continuously monitors temperature, humidity, vibration, shock and probe deflection, providing real-time visibility of the measurement environment.
The latest PULSE hardware and platform enhancements extend sensing beyond the CMM itself, enabling continuous visibility into environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, vibration, shock, and probe deflection, that can directly impact measurement results. This added insight helps manufacturers reduce rework, avoid false results, and maintain confidence in inspection outcomes, especially in uncontrolled shop-floor environments.
In production-adjacent environments, temperature fluctuations, vibration, and unexpected physical events can directly impact measurement results, often without operators realizing it, or after it’s been unclamped. Unlike climate-controlled metrology rooms, shop-floor conditions are inherently more dynamic, making it difficult to identify whether deviations are caused by environmental factors or by events that require corrective action.
With this, PULSE has several hardware and platform enhancements aligned with modern manufacturing and automation trends, including:
-Native integration with automation and factory systems: Through Hexagon’s Metrology Communication Interface (MCI), included with purchase, PULSE data can be exposed and consumed in a centralized, standardized way by PLCs, MES platforms, dashboards, and automation software without specialized IT integration.
-Enhanced probe deflection awareness: Allows operators to distinguish between general vibration or shock events and probe collisions that may require recalibration, helping teams respond accurately while saving time and avoiding unnecessary intervention.
-Expanded interoperability and future readiness: Seamless integration into third-party systems and a modular platform is designed to support additional sensors and capabilities over time.
-Broader CMM compatibility: PULSE can now be deployed across all Hexagon CMMs as well as mixed-fleet environments, helping large manufacturers standardize environmental monitoring across sites.
Entry ID: 7729
