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Compact probing system for machining centres
Touch probe for machine tools offers set-up time reductions of up to 90%, reduced scrap, reduced fixture costs, and improved process control. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (29 June 2005)
Compact probing system designed for machine tools
Compact probe offers set-up time reductions of up to 90%, reduced scrap, reduced fixture costs, and improved process control on machining and mill-turn centres. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (21 June 2005)
Probe for small machining centres reduces scrap
Ultra-compact strain gauge probe for small machining centres, offers reduced set-up times, reduced scrap, reduced fixture costs, improved process control and high accuracy measurement. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (21 June 2005)
Compact probe clears swarf to check job
Touch trigger probe is particularly suited to limited working space and incorporates three nozzles, which remove swarf or other contamination from the area being probed. Brochure available
News from Heidenhain (GB) (13 May 2005)
Radical touch probe is precise, fast and reliable
Radical touch probe offers a viable alternative to traditional multi-directional probe and provides a precise, fast, reliable, compact and therefore productive measuring system.
News from Blum Novotest ( 3 March 2004)
Probing systems speed up ejector seat manufacture
User application article A leading supplier of aircraft ejection seats, relies on regular ballbar tests and machine tool probe systems to manufacture complex, high-quality components. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (25 February 2004)
Compact radio probe speeds machine tool set-ups
Believed to be the world's first machine tool probe to use frequency hopping spread spectrum radio transmission, Renishaw's RMP60 radio probe speeds work set-up and part verification. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (25 February 2004)
Spindle probe matches latest M-C speeds
Setting up and measurement of a part are an essential part of production, but are non-productive idle time, and until now could not be completed at the cutting speed of the machine.
News from Blum Novotest ( 4 April 2002)
Probing work quickly under hostile conditions
Blum Novotest launched the Probe Z Nano at the Tooling 2001 show and gave a powered demonstration of the LaserControl system, for monitoring tool performance.
News from Blum Novotest ( 9 November 2001)
Small machining centres benefit from probes
Renishaw will show its new ultra compact probe for small machining centres, new tool setting arms for lathes, new developments in laser calibration technology and new probe heads for CMMs. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (31 July 2001)
Probing routines simplify workholding
User application article A Finnish producer of hydraulic hammers has been able to simplify the fixturing of cylindrical piston components by using Renishaw probing routines in a flexible CNC gun drilling machine Brochure available
News from Renishaw (12 July 2001)
Probes spark productivity in machining electrodes
User application article Western Industrial Tooling, an ISO-certified toolmaker has turned electrode machining into a production operation, for competitive moulds with "plug-and-play" 1.3+ Cpk capability Brochure available
News from Renishaw (11 July 2001)
Probes reduce lead times, speed up inspection
User application article The introduction of Heidenhain probes has had a major impact on production efficiency at the Professional Welding Services by saving between four and five hours from inspection routines. Brochure available
News from Heidenhain (GB) (13 April 2001)
Machining centre probes keep in touch by radio
A new compact probe system with radio signal transmission is now available from Renishaw. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (11 April 2001)
Haas HMC and Renishaw NC1 laser benefit subby
User application article Since the first purchase of a Haas VF-0 vertical machining centre (VMC) in 1993 and three further Haas VMC's during 1995-7, all fitted with Renishaw probing, Fortec has guaranteed reliable accuracy. Brochure available
News from Renishaw (21 March 2001)
Probes simplify flexible gun drilling workholding
User application article Probing routines simplify workholding for flexible gun drilling centres Probing routines, used on a flexible CNC gun drilling machine and machining centre, have considerably simplified fixturing and s Brochure available
News from Renishaw (21 March 2001)
Software cuts Ballbar test times
Powerful analysis tools within the new Ballbar 5 software diagnose specific machine errors and rank them according to their impact on overall machine accuracy. Brochure available
News from Renishaw ( 7 March 2001)
Probing ensures machine shop quality
User application article Castle Precision Engineering (Glasgow) operates one of the UK's largest machine shops. The company is a firm believer in using probing systems for pre-process, in-process and post process control. Brochure available
News from Renishaw ( 7 March 2001)
Probe systems fit 5-axis and large M-Cs
Renishaw has introduced a new range of probe systems designed for part set-up and gauging applications on 5-axis and large machining centres. Brochure available
News from Renishaw ( 7 March 2001)
Tools checked without touching
Renishaw has introduced NC1, an innovative laser-based system, offering high-speed non-contact tool setting and high-speed broken tool detection on machining centres. Brochure available
News from Renishaw ( 7 March 2001)
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