by API | Apr 9, 2020 | Education, Video
What is a Micron? Microns are used by manufacturers, OEMs, and MSPs to discuss tolerances and capabilities. But how long have we been using the term, and how small are they actually? The term micron is everywhere in modern metrology. Manufacturers face tolerance...
by API Marketing | Jan 31, 2020 | Education, Video
Have you ever wondered what happens when your Laser Tracker is warming up or why it needs to at all? We did! Watch as we discuss the need for warm-up time and how it affects tracker...
by API Marketing | Jan 31, 2020 | Education, Video
Daniel and Chris discuss how to set up a Laser Tracker for measurement, featuring API’s Radian Pro Laser...
by API Marketing | Jan 31, 2020 | Education, Video
So much emphasis has been placed on tracker accuracies, and the capabilities of the probes and scanners that pair with them. There is an often-overlooked component of tracker operation and measurement: Spherically Mounted Retroreflectors...
by API Marketing | Jun 28, 2019 | Education, Video
What is 6 Degrees of Freedom, or 6 DoF for short? 6 DoF refers to the freedom of movement of a rigid body in three-dimensional space. But anyone can Google 6 DoF and get that definition. What does it actually mean? Put simply, the degrees of freedom are the ways our...
by API Marketing | May 2, 2019 | News, Product Highlight, Video
For more than 30 years, API has pioneered laser-based equipment for measurement and calibration. API’s founder and CEO, Dr. Kam Lau, invented the laser tracker while working at USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to allow industrial robot...
