API launches independent CMM certification, calibration service

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based API Services has added CMM calibration to its portfolio of machine tool, industrial robot, and laser tracker calibration services. The company offers both a Standard CMM Certification and a Premium CMM Calibration service to OEM CMM specifications. The latter includes a full 21-parameter error map created using the API XD laser interferometer and 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) calibration. Calibration reports include before and after information.

This service uses a software utility that imports, reads, and modifies the original CMM error maps, regardless if the map is located in the CMM controller or in the CMM metrology software.

API is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, ISO 9001, and AS9100, with all equipment calibrated and traceable through NIST.