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News Release from: Schmitt Europe | Subject: PCB card for SB-4500 electronic controller
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2004
PCB card operates wheel balancers,
gauging heads
PCB card for gauging operations simply slots into an electronic controller to operate four grinding wheel balancers, in-process gauging heads or acoustic emissions monitoring in any combination.
Close integrated of Feinmess in-process gauging equipment with Schmitt Europe's advanced grinding wheel balancing and acoustic emissions monitoring systems - using a single control unit - will be the focus of the companies' joint presentation on Stand 165 at the Grindtec 2004 Exhibition in Augsburg from 17th -20th March 2004 The introduction of a purpose-designed PCB card for gauging operations, which simply slots into one of four available channels in Schmitt's proven SB-4500 electronic controller, enables up to four grinding wheel balancers, in-process gauging heads, or acoustic emissions monitoring systems (AEMS) to be operated in any combination
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new Schmitt PCB card has been developed in close collaboration with German-based gauging and inspection equipment specialist, Feinmess Dresden GmbH, following the signing of a joint marketing agreement between the two companies earlier in the year.
"It represents the marriage of best-in-class technologies across both organisations' areas of expertise," says Schmitt's European Operations Manager, Dean White.
"As a result, we can now offer customers fully integrated systems - covering everything from vibration control and precision measurement to in-process gauging and monitoring - all from a single source." The companies' joint display at Grindtec will also highlight the full range of Feinmess control units and modular measuring heads, which can be used singly or in combination to produce customised automatic gauging stations for the fast and accurate inspection of machined components.
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Balancing website is now in seven languages
To promote balancing, vibration control and laser measurement systems to a world-wide audience, as complete website is produced in seven languages, including Turkish and Russian.
Grinding machining balancing tuned finely
Recently-enhanced system brings the balancing of grinding machines to new levels of accuracy - achieving results to within 0.02 microns at speeds from 300 to 30,000 rev/min.
Vibration website is also in Russian and Turkish
Balancing and vibration control systems specialist has underlined its commitment to international markets by launching its website, in Russian and Turkish, as well as in English, German and Italian.
Other products on show will include Schmitt's Acoustic Emissions Monitoring System (AEMS).
This not only eliminates unproductive gap time from grinding cycles - enabling productivity to be increased by around 20% in most applications - but also continuously monitors wheel condition and automatically detects machine crash conditions.
In addition, Schmitt will be featuring new developments in its grinding wheel balancing systems range, including a cost-competitive controls upgrade kit for the popular Hofmann Hydrokompenser system, as well as its recently-introduced, semi-automatic grinding wheel balancer.
This low-cost, entry-level system brings the benefits of accurate balancing to the wide range of applications that don't demand the ultimate speed or precision of a fully automatic system.
Nevertheless, by drawing on the proven technology of Schmitt's top-of-the-range balancing solutions, it achieves considerably faster and more accurate balancing than manual methods - making it an ideal choice for general machine shop use.
Further Schmitt Europe balancing solutions on display at Grindtec will include automatic external, in-spindle and ring balancers, portable balance units and the company's latest range of manual, semi and fully automatic component balancing systems.
About Schmitt Europe - based in England at the University of Warwick Science Park, Schmitt Europe offers balancing and vibration control solutions that harness precision as the key to manufacturing productivity.
The company's automatic grinding wheel balancing systems dramatically improve surface finish and wheel life, while its Acoustic Emission Monitoring equipment provides precise control of grinding, wheel dressing and other metal cutting operations.
Schmitt also offers high accuracy, vertical or horizontal axis component balancing machines, as well as in-process gauging, laser distance measuring, alignment and surface texture inspection systems.
About Feinmess Dresden - with a precision engineering pedigree stretching back more than 130 years, Dresden-based Feinmess designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of advanced industrial measurement and in-process gauging solutions.
The company's product range includes gauging heads and controllers, precision linear and rotary measuring tables and optically based contact wire inspection systems for railway vehicles.
In addition, Feinmess will work closely with customers to develop complex, multi-axis motion systems tailored to individual requirements. Request a free brochure from Schmitt Europe ...
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