News | September 8, 2009

Xspect Solutions Institutes New $1,000,000 "Cash For Clunkers" Program For CMMS

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Following on from the National success of the Cash for Clunkers program for cars and trucks, Xspect Solutions has introduced a similar program for Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)

"We know that there are many old "Clunker" CMMs gathering dust in the corners of manufacturing facilities all over the United States", says Keith Mills, president of Xspect Solutions, North America's leading provider of rebuilt and remanufactured CMMs. "For that reason, we decided to take a page out of the government's Cash for Clunkers program and apply the same concept for CMMs. We have set aside $1,000,000 for the program which will run through October 1, 2009."

"Our program," Mills explains, "provides a $10,000 trade-in-allowance against a Clunker CMM, if the customer purchases a new American-manufactured Wenzel X-Orbit CMM. The X-Orbit, like all Wenzel CMMs is designed and built with intrinsic accuracy and to exacting and rugged machine tool standards. It uses fine grain native Impala black granite as the base, producing thermal stability with outstanding dynamic performance, tremendous stiffness and natural vibration dampening. The X-Orbit uses the industry standard Renishaw TP20 or TP200 or SP25 probing systems and offers volumetric accuracy of 2.5 microns. It has a 3D measuring speed of 700 mm/sec with maximum acceleration of 2,000mm/sec2 ."

CMM Clunker Program rules are as follows:

  • Clunker CMM must be less than 40 years old on the trade-in date.
  • Only new Wenzel X-Orbit CMM purchases or leases of new X-Orbit CMMs will qualify.
  • Generally, trade-in CMM must be in poor condition, have very poor performance and no longer worthy of space in customer's facility.
  • Trade-in CMMs must be owned by trade-in party and be free and clear of any liens.
  • Program runs through October 1, 2009 or when the allocated funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
  • The program requires the confirmed scrapping of the eligible trade-in CMM by trade-in party unless Xspect Solutions deems it worthy of remanufacture.

SOURCE: Xspect Solutions