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Probes and sensors
News Release from: Renishaw | Subject: Probes, sensors and systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 February 2006
Toolmaking innovations appear at Indian
show
For India's mould and die industry, a new tool recognition system for high-speed broken tool detection, part inspection software, and a high accuracy touch probe will be introduced at DieMould India.
Renishaw will be highlighting its powerful new solutions for the die and mould industry when it attends the DieMould India exhibition being held in Chennai, India, from 3rd to 6th March 2006 It will also highlight its increasing investment in its Indian sales and support network
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 7 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Organised by TAGMA, India's Tool and Gauge Makers Association, this bi-annual show is promoted as an international exhibition that transcends the borders of tooling technology in a world of rapid changes.
The DieMould show also includes a seminar program entitled 'Tooling in the next decade - Vision 2010'.
Renishaw's head office for Indian sales and marketing has recently re-located to new premises in Bangalore, and staff numbers have been boosted throughout India to meet sales growth in all Renishaw's product lines.
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Regional offices have been established in Pune and Delhi, whilst resident sales engineers support other key industrial areas, including Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
Exhibiting in Hall II, stand number 97, Renishaw will focus on products that give increased productivity and quality for toolmakers.
These include TRS1, a new tool recognition system for high-speed broken tool detection, new PC-based software for part inspection on machine tools, and an ultra-compact high accuracy touch probe for small machining centres.
Other products of interest to DieMould visitors will 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 new TRS1 broken tool detection 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, 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.
At DieMould India, Renishaw is also highlighting two new PC-based software products for machine tool users.
Productivity+ Active Editor Pro is the next generation of easy-to-use probing and process control software, which targets the entire spectrum of users.
The CAD front-end allows features to be identified with a single click, and the drag-and-drop interface uses the measured data to update machine parameters.
The result is a fully integrated metal cutting and touch probing program, which allows a machine tool to make intelligent decisions on the fly.
Renishaw OMV is a verification package that gives machine tool users powerful CMM-style 3D verification against a CAD model.
The software is targeted at manufacturers of complex and large parts, such as mould tools, and combines freeform and geometric features.
A straightforward point-and-click approach means that the user can see the inspection path as it is generated, and make changes if required.
In combination with Renishaw's non-lobing, high accuracy spindle touch probes, such as the new OMP400 touch probe, Renishaw OMV provides unrivalled accuracy of part verification on machine tools.
The OMP400 touch probe from Renishaw is an innovative, ultra-compact strain gauge probe for small machining centres, offering reduced set-up times, reduced scrap, reduced fixture costs, improved process control and high accuracy on-machine measurement.
Measuring only 40mm in diameter and 50mm in length, the OMP400 touch probe combines the miniaturisation of the highly successful OMP40 touch probe with new advances in strain gauge technology, pioneered by Renishaw's high accuracy MP700 touch probe.
Since its launch some 10 years ago, Renishaw's QC10 automated ballbar system has established itself as an industry standard system for rapid machine tool performance analysis and diagnosis.
DieMould India visitors will see that the QC10 ballbar test typically takes about 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.
Visitors to DieMould India requiring a precision motion analysis system should also evaluate QuickView, 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.
DieMould India will showcase a range of technologies including, dies and moulds, press tools, CNC milling machines and machining centres, EDM, die casting machines, CAD/CAM software, co-ordinate measuring machines, rapid prototyping, digitising, heat treatment, cutting tools, polishing machines, mould bases, hot runner systems, gauges and coatings. Request a free brochure from Renishaw ...
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