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News Release from: Renishaw | Subject: Touch probe and tool recognition system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 02 February 2006

Machine tool technology advances shown
in Ukraine

Latest sensors and probes for raising the productivity of machine tools include a compact touch probe and tool recognition system for high-speed tool breakage detection.

Renishaw will introduce the Ukrainian market to its latest productivity solutions for machine tools, when it attends the INTERTOOL exhibition, being held in Kiev, from 28th February to 3rd March 2006 This year INTERTOOL forms part of Industrial Technology Ukraine (ITU), which combines five specialised trade fairs showcasing developments in control, automation, measurement, machine tool and moldmaking technologies

Since its inception in 2000, INTERTOOL Kiev has grown in importance, and in 2005 attracted 134 exhibitors from 13 countries, with over 12,000 visitors.

With 48 million inhabitants, the Ukraine is one of the largest markets in Europe, which the organiser believes offers attractive sales opportunities for foreign companies.

Renishaw's main focus at INTERTOOL Kiev will be new products for CNC machine tools, including OMP60, a compact touch probe for machining centres and mill-turn machines and the new TRS1 tool recognition system for high-speed tool breakage detection.

Other products to be shown include Renishaw's QC10 ballbar system for the fast analysis of machine tool performance, and the ML10 laser interferometer measurement system for machine calibration.

The OMP60 touch probe is the first of a new generation of optical transmission products designed for compatibility with all current Renishaw optical receivers and next generation optical systems.

It brings the benefits of probing to a wide range of machine tools, offering users set-up time reductions of up to 90%, reduced scrap, reduced fixture costs, and improved process control.

Also on show is a new system for tool breakage detection.

Renishaw's new TRS1 system projects a beam of laser light at a tool and monitors the scattered light that is reflected to determine if the tool has been broken.

This new tool recognition technology distinguishes between the tool and coolant or swarf/metal chips, whilst it is also fast and reliable under real machining conditions.

More reliable than conventional non-contact systems, the TRS1 comprises a single unit containing the laser source and detection electronics, enabling it to be mounted outside of the working envelope, safe from collision and saving valuable space on the table.

Visitors to INTERTOOL Kiev can also see the Renishaw QC10 ballbar, which has established itself as an industry standard system for rapid machine tool performance analysis and diagnosis, in a test that typically takes 15 minutes.

The ballbar attaches magnetically between the machining centre's spindle and table, and tracks machine movement to +/-0.5 microns.

A simple CNC circular program is run which allows the ballbar software to calculate machine circularity error, servo gain mismatch, vibration, stick-slip errors, backlash, repeatability and scale mismatch, as well as machine geometry.

Renishaw's ML10 laser interferometer measurement system is used by some of the largest OEMs and end users in industries such as metal cutting, semiconductor processing, flat panel display production and biotechnology.

The ML10's unique properties ensure that the system provides a linear position reading resolution of just 1.24nm, a range of up to 40m and accuracy better than 1 ppm.

This combination of resolution, accuracy and range makes the laser interferometer an ideal tool for characterising the performance of motion systems, both large and small.

For visitors to INTERTOOL Kiev requiring precision motion system analysis, QuickView is a new software package from Renishaw designed to make the ML10 laser an even more flexible and powerful analysis tool.

For years, electronic engineers have relied on oscilloscopes to study high-speed variations in voltage or current.

Now, QuickView software provides mechanical engineers with a similar capability, allowing them to study minute variations in linear or angular displacement, velocity or acceleration.

With a simple graphical interface QuickView allows very flexible operation, avoiding the need for predefined measurement targets and sequences - just point and measure, ideal for 'ad-hoc' system investigations.

* About Ukranian exhibitions - Industrial Technology Ukraine ITU is formed from the following five trade shows: * UCAM - International Trade Fair for Control, Automation and Measurement.

* INTERTOOL - International Trade Fair for Machine-tools, Tools, Manufacturing Technologies.

* UMETEX - International Trade Fair for Metalworking.

* EXPOSVARKA - International Trade Fair for Welding Equipment and Related Processes.

* EXPOMOLD - International Trade Fair for Mold and Die Making. Request a free brochure from Renishaw ...

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