Since its launch in 2007 Renishaw’s XL-80 laser interferometer system has proved a big success, offering a system that is compact, portable, accurate and easy to use for the comprehensive accuracy measurement of machine tools, co-ordinate measuring machines and other position critical motion systems.

In this time of economic uncertainty, and recognising the investment customers have made previously in competitor’s equipment, Renishaw has announced a special upgrade kit exclusively for existing HP customers.

Renishaw believes the XL-80 system is a very competitively priced product. However, it has now put together a special upgrade kit specifically for existing HP5528 and HP5529 customers. When they trade-in their old HP laser system components, users qualify for a significantly discounted price on the upgrade kit and accessories (when ordered at the same time).

Renishaw recognizes it’s not just the initial system purchase price companies have to consider but the total cost including staff, training and implementing new procedures. The new XL-80 laser system is backwards compatible with most HP optics and set-ups (except straightness and squareness optics). This means that existing users can retain their investment in optics, as well as work and test procedures, when using the XL-80 laser. Compatibility not only saves money but also means that the user will still have a system where all measurement options (linear, angular, straightness, squareness and flatness) use a traceable interferometric measurement.

The Renishaw XL-80 laser system comes with a 3 year standard warranty (and optional 2 year extension), giving users certainty over their future running costs compared to the possible cost of repair and recalibration of their old system.
The HP trade-in kit comprises:
• XL-80 laser unit
• XC-80 environmental compensator and sensors
• LaserXLTM software
• XL-80 laser stage kit
• Universal tripod base

The XL-80 laser system offers significant improvements in portability, system accuracy and dynamic measurement capability over the HP5528 and HP5529 laser system.

• Performance – the Renishaw XL-80 uniquely offers high traceable accuracy and exceptional
dynamic capabilities
• ±0.5 ppm certified linear measurement accuracy (over full 0 oC - 40 oC range)
• 4 m/s maximum travel velocity
• 50 kHz maximum dynamic capture rate