Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller MTConnect Machine Adapter
Hexagon FDC CMM MTConnect Adapter
Static MTConnect Adapter for qualified Hexagon FDC CMM implementations, including the reviewed gantry CMM with an indexable Renishaw probe head.
Purchasing path
Available after qualification
This qualified Hexagon FDC CMM adapter is available after TAMS reviews the exact Hexagon, Renishaw, Leitz-related, and FDC/source configuration. It is not plug-and-play and may require engineering updates for configurations beyond the public example.
- Best for
- Teams connecting Hexagon Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller equipment to MTConnect
- What you need
- Controller version, machine configuration, network constraints, and required data
- Delivery or workflow
- Software delivery; Available after qualification
Quick Human Summary
What this adapter helps you connect
This adapter helps qualified Hexagon Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller equipment publish useful MTConnect data for monitoring, reporting, validation, and downstream manufacturing systems.
Likely fit: Qualify whether a Hexagon, Renishaw, or FDC CMM setup can support utilization, program tracking, and digital twin monitoring.
TAMS will verify the exact equipment, source access, network boundary, requested observations, and validation scope before confirming the quote.
Connection Method: Hexagon FDC
What happens next
You do not need every answer before contacting TAMS. Engineers can help qualify fit, estimate effort, and prepare a realistic quote.
Adapter overview
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are important work centers, but they are sometimes omitted from early IIoT planning. Their connectivity can depend on the inspection software, controller, messaging interface, and the operational states that need to be represented.
The Hexagon FDC CMM MTConnect Adapter is scoped around qualified Hexagon FDC/status API access. Brown & Sharpe / Leitz-compatible legacy CMM configurations should be reviewed through the Brown & Sharpe / Leitz MTConnect Adapter page when that source interface is the better fit.
TAMS reviews the equipment configuration, source interface, and required DataItems before confirming compatibility and coverage.
Supported Equipment
Is your machine likely in scope?
Compatibility is qualified from the exact controller, software or firmware, enabled interface, machine-builder configuration, and requested observations. A manufacturer name alone is not a support guarantee.
- Hexagon gantry CMM with indexable Renishaw head
What TAMS will verify: The fixed model can be reused for similar CMM implementations and extended for additional Hexagon, Renishaw, or Leitz-related configurations through engineering updates.
What You Get / Common Outputs
MTConnect observations this record is designed around
Published outputs are qualified during adapter assessment. TAMS will confirm the MTConnect observations needed for your downstream systems before quoting or commissioning.
Integration Journey
From equipment assessment to validated handoff
- Confirm the source.Record the controller model, software or firmware, options, interface, and available access.
- Define the MTConnect scope.Agree on device and component modeling, observations, assets, downstream consumers, and validation boundary.
- Select delivery.Deploy the Adapter on approved infrastructure or use an Edge-Connect configuration when this catalog record supports it.
- Commission and validate.Test the source mapping, Agent stream, network behavior, and agreed evidence before handoff.
Review custom MTConnect adapter development and integration services or use the MTConnect Adapter Guide to prepare controller and network details.
Product data
Delivery Options, validation, and resources
Review delivery paths, qualification facts, and validation evidence used to scope the next step.
Adapter specifications
- Manufacturer
- Hexagon
- Controller family
- Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller
- Equipment category
- Metrology
- Data source type
- Other
- Information Modeling Strategy
- Static
- Strategy modifiers
- FixedProjectTemplate
- Connection Method
- Hexagon FDC
- Variation note
- The fixed model can be reused for similar CMM implementations and extended for additional Hexagon, Renishaw, or Leitz-related configurations through engineering updates.
Delivery Options
Purchasing path
Available after qualification
This qualified Hexagon FDC CMM adapter is available after TAMS reviews the exact Hexagon, Renishaw, Leitz-related, and FDC/source configuration. It is not plug-and-play and may require engineering updates for configurations beyond the public example.
- Delivery
- Software
- Deployment references
- customer-hosted-adapter-onsite (Default)
- Know Before You Quote
- Hexagon CMM controller and software details; Availability of Hexagon FDC/status API information; Renishaw head and probe configuration when applicable; Installation permissions for the controller or approved local-area PC; Required utilization, program tracking, and digital twin observations; Network and firewall approach for Adapter and MTConnect Agent ports
Validation and resources
MTConnect Adapter Guide
Plan controller access, delivery, installation, and validation.
Validator Workflow Guide
Review how validation evidence is produced and interpreted.
Information Modeling Strategy Glossary
Review Static, Dynamic, Configured, and Custom modeling patterns.
MTConnect Data Items Glossary
Review Type, SubType, Units, and Component context.
Integration Details
Engineering details TAMS uses to confirm fit
These details remain available for technical review, but they are grouped here so the page stays easier to scan.
Connection Method
Interface: Hexagon FDC
Hexagon gantry CMM implementations with Hexagon FDC/status API access and, where applicable, an indexable Renishaw head.
Static Information Modeling Strategy
A Static Information Modeling Strategy uses a predefined MTConnect Device model for a known equipment or source configuration.
Adapter note: The MTConnect Device model is predefined from the original Hexagon gantry CMM implementation with an indexable rotating Renishaw probe head.
Modifiers: FixedProjectTemplate
Important Fit Notes
What TAMS will verify before confirming this adapter is the right fit.
- Coverage is not claimed across all Hexagon CMMs, Renishaw configurations, or Hexagon DAQ options.
- A Leitz adapter path may be possible if Renishaw hardware and the applicable Leitz-related interface are available.
- Edge-Connect is not represented as tested for this record and requires qualification.
Know Before You Quote
You do not need every answer before contacting TAMS. These are the details our engineers use to confirm fit, estimate effort, and prepare a realistic quote.
- Does the CMM expose Hexagon FDC/status API information?
- Is an indexable Renishaw head part of the implementation?
- Which utilization, program tracking, and digital twin observations are required?
- Can the Adapter be installed on the controller or an approved local-area PC?
Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller adapter FAQs
Which Hexagon FDC-compatible CMM controller controllers are covered?
The reviewed catalog scope is: Hexagon gantry CMM with indexable Renishaw head. The fixed model can be reused for similar CMM implementations and extended for additional Hexagon, Renishaw, or Leitz-related configurations through engineering updates.
What controller or machine interface does the Adapter use?
The reviewed source interface is Hexagon FDC.
What MTConnect data can this Adapter provide?
Published coverage is limited to: The MTConnect Device model is predefined from the original Hexagon gantry CMM implementation with an indexable rotating Renishaw probe head.. Boundaries: Coverage is not claimed across all Hexagon CMMs, Renishaw configurations, or Hexagon DAQ options.; A Leitz adapter path may be possible if Renishaw hardware and the applicable Leitz-related interface are available.; Edge-Connect is not represented as tested for this record and requires qualification..
Can I deploy this as software or on Edge-Connect?
This record currently lists software delivery only. Edge-Connect availability is not implied.
Is validation evidence available?
A public implementation example is linked for this record. The report applies only to the reviewed sample and scope.
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