{"id":62600,"date":"2026-06-23T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/techblog\/alumess-clamping-fixtures-measuring-machines\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:45:36","slug":"alumess-clamping-fixtures-measuring-machines","status":"publish","type":"wt_fachwissen","link":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/techblog\/alumess-clamping-fixtures-measuring-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Clamping fixtures for measuring machines: holding workpieces with low distortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fw-tldr\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #c8102e;background:#f6f6f6;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 28px;border-radius:4px\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On coordinate measuring machines, workpieces must be held <strong>in a defined, low-distortion, and reproducible manner<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Modular aluminum clamping systems offer flexible, lightweight configurations for many workpieces.<\/li>\n<li>This ensures comparable, repeatable measurement results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Why special clamping fixtures for metrology?<\/h2>\n<p>On a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), the way the workpiece is held determines how meaningful the measurement is. The workpiece must be positioned in a defined, low-stress, and reproducible manner \u2014 otherwise you measure clamping errors instead of component deviations.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements for measuring fixtures<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Low-distortion:<\/strong> minimal clamping forces, no deformation of the workpiece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reproducible:<\/strong> identical workpiece holding for every measurement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight and stable:<\/strong> modular aluminum kits combine low weight with rigidity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible:<\/strong> modular for a wide variety of workpieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The modular kit<\/h2>\n<p>Modular aluminum clamping systems \u2014 such as ALUMESS \u2014 can be assembled from standard elements for almost any workpiece. This saves fixture costs and makes the measuring process flexible.<\/p>\n<h2>Advantages at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>comparable, repeatable measurement results<\/li>\n<li>low fixture costs thanks to standard modules<\/li>\n<li>quick changeover to new workpieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On coordinate measuring machines, the way the workpiece is held determines measurement quality. Why modular aluminum clamping systems provide low-distortion, reproducible clamping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":46263,"template":"","meta":[],"wt_wissensthema":[377],"class_list":["post-62600","wt_fachwissen","type-wt_fachwissen","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wt_wissensthema-metrology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wt_fachwissen\/62600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wt_fachwissen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wt_fachwissen"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wt_wissensthema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spreitzer.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wt_wissensthema?post=62600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}