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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has assembled the broadest CMM brand portfolio in the industry through consistent acquisitions of established metrology manufacturers — Brown & Sharpe (US heritage), DEA (Italian), Leitz (German high-accuracy), Tesa (Swiss measurement instruments), and Romer (portable articulated arm systems). Each heritage brand contributes specific technical expertise and installed base strength to the combined Hexagon metrology offering.

The Global S represents the current-generation unified bridge CMM platform, replacing the diverse heritage bridge machines with a standardised design while maintaining the measurement capability that previous generations established. Measuring volumes and accuracy classes cover the full production CMM application range.

Heritage Brown & Sharpe machines — particularly the Global, MicroVal, and Gage 2000 series — represent one of the largest CMM installed bases globally, concentrated in North American manufacturing. These machines continue delivering production inspection capability at substantial operating hour counts, and the ongoing spare parts availability through Hexagon supports continued productive use.

Heritage DEA machines — Global, Swift, and similar models — hold substantial installed base particularly in European automotive manufacturing. Italian engineering combined with modern Hexagon software provides production quality control capability that has served automotive suppliers for decades.

Leitz heritage machines serve the ultra-high-accuracy segment — reference laboratory, calibration, and standards measurement applications where the absolute maximum accuracy is required regardless of cost. Leitz machines are less common on the used market due to the specialised applications they serve.

PC-DMIS inspection programming software is the standard across all current Hexagon CMMs and holds the largest global CMM software installed base — effectively universal in the industry. PC-DMIS compatibility means virtually every CMM operator and programmer globally has experience with the platform, providing the broadest possible talent pool for facilities using Hexagon equipment. The software supports CAD-based programming, automated measurement, and comprehensive reporting.

Browse used Hexagon CMMs on Exapro to compare Global S current-generation, Brown & Sharpe heritage, DEA heritage, and Leitz ultra-precision models from verified sellers worldwide.

When evaluating used Hexagon CMMs on Exapro, verify measurement accuracy using calibrated reference standards, check air bearing condition on bridge machines, test probe system function and calibration, confirm PC-DMIS software version and licence status (licence transferability is essential), verify controller generation compatibility with current software versions, and ensure the installation environment provides the temperature stability required for the machine's accuracy specification.