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News Release from: Lion Precision | Subject: Targa III Dynamic Runout instrument
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2007
Device measures run-out up to 300,000
rev/min
A dynamic spindle run-out measurement system checks high-speed spindles running at up to 300,000 rev/min and does not require manual resetting when total indicated run-out decreases.
Printed circuit board and other high-speed drilling operations require extremely low run-out to prevent tool breakage leading to part failure The Targa III Dynamic Runout instrument measures run-out on high-speed spindles at speeds up to 300,000 rev/min
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lion Precision said that static spindle run-out, measured with a dial indicator while the spindle is turned by hand, may have very little correlation with spindle run-out at operating speeds ('dynamic run-out').
* Non-contact sensor - the Targa III features a non-contact capacitive sensor and a digital display with multiple measurement modes.
The dynamic run-out mode presents a unique, continuously updating total indicated run-out (TIR) measurement that does not require manual reset when the TIR decreases.
This feature allows a fast and easy measurement of dynamic run-out across a range of spindle speeds.
Results of this test indicate the optimal speed for production operation of the spindle.
The Targa III is third in a line of Targa Dynamic Runout instruments.
The original Targa Dynamic Runout instrument was introduced in 1989 when Lion Precision first coined the term, 'dynamic run-out'.
Today, dynamic run-out is an industry standard term.
The Targa II featured a color LCD display for charting, while the Targa III has a DAQ connector configured for instant connection to National Instruments data acquisition products and easy operation with LabView.
* About Lion Precision - Lion Precision is a leading manufacturer of noncontact sensing solutions using capacitive and eddy-current technology as well as a market leader in the label sensor industry with their LRD line of label sensors.
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