Compensation and Calibration

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The Quantum is designed to endure the typical stress and impact loads of a “factory floor” measuring tool, as well as survive multiple transportation cycles while maintaining its accuracy throughout its usable life. In order to fully appreciate what is meant by “Lifetime Calibration,” you must first understand several basic concepts of measurement equipment.

Compensation versus Calibration

In most cases, the terms “compensation The procedure by which the [[[Undefined variable _FAROc_Migrate-from-FM.Hardware Name]]] is optimized to perform accurate measurements. Thousands of data points are captured to determine the true geometry and kinematics of each [[[Undefined variable _FAROc_Migrate-from-FM.Hardware Name]]]. This electronic “finger print” is stored on the device.” and “calibration A series of measurements that check the accuracy of the [[[Undefined variable _FAROc_Migrate-from-FM.Hardware Name]]] against known standards.” are used together, and are often mistakenly used interchangeably. This generally occurs because traditional Coordinate Measuring Machines are often compensated every time they are calibrated. In reference to the Quantum, there are two types of compensation: the Quantum compensation and the probe compensation.

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