In the mining sector the importance of robustness, reliability and longevity of measuring equipment cannot be under-estimated. In the hash conditions of mine site, workshops and repair facilities the measuring equipment has to bew able to operate in these environments with precision and a high degree of repeatability.
Applications such as alignment and reverse engineering are best conducted in workshop environments but invariably many times measurements need to be made in the field in order to get equipment back into production as quickly as possible.
We see equipment such as portable measuring arms with laser scanners, surface roughness and optical alignment equipment used very often in mining applications, as is long range 3D measuring systems such as laser trackers which are used for alignment and positioning of assemblies and structures also well regarded by the industry.