Better Design Equals Better Measurement
Older compensation technology considers each machine axis separately, stacking errors from three or more individual coordinate systems. This limits the mapping of errors to three linear axes and 21 error parameters which has proven very challenging for large five- and six-axis machine tools. VEC™ uses a unique, global, free-form error model to allow error mapping of every point with its six degrees of freedom in the machine’s entire working volume, regardless of the number of axes or machine complexity.

Don’t Just Take Our Word For It

“API’s VEC™ improved our machine tool performance considerably.  It reduced the calibration times from one week of 12- and 14-hour days down to one eight-hour shift. This saved us a major amount of downtime and made the machines more available for production use.”
Wayne Bromiley
Northrop Grumman

“This groundbreaking process will dramatically reduce assembly and fitting costs… On large programs like the F-18 or the 700 aircraft series, we could save $100 million per year."
Sam Easley
The Boeing Company

“(VEC™) will save the DoD millions while ensuring weapon systems are mission ready and available for our war fighters when they need them. This technology will also pave the way for reducing the manufacturing costs of commercial ships and aircraft, benefitting both government and industry.”
Chuck Ryan
NCMS Vice President

More Information:

VEC™ Product Brochure (click to download)
PDF Document. English Language. (5.6 Mb)

Machine Tool Calibration Products Brochure (click to download)
PDF Document. English Language. (1.4 MB)

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