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News Release from: Zoller | Subject: smarTcheck/CNC tool measuring machine
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 March 2006
Machine measures complex tool contours
In order to measure complex tool contours a specialist for testing and measuring technology offers a high-precision measuring machine for under EUR 60,000.
In order to measure complex tool contours the specialist for testing and measuring technology offers the Zoller 'smarTcheck/CNC' Therefore tool manufacturers can save investments in co-ordinate measuring machines amounting to EUR 200.000
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Modern tools have become more complex and precise.
Therefore manufacturers have to produce their tools to micron precision.
In order to accept this challenge, a high-precision measuring machine that is simple to operate and which can also cope with complex measuring problems is necessary.
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Tool presetting and management - represented by the latest modular system for tool presetting, measurement and inspection - has brought machining technology to the highest degree of high precision.
For this Zoller already offers an extremely high-capacity machine costing EUR 59.900.
The tool manufacturers are pleased, because thus they can avoid having to make high investments in the future.
The Zoller smarTcheck/CNC with 'A C E'-spindle and 'lasso function' is able to measure even complicated tools such as for example pine-cone shaped milling cutters, die plates, radius end mills or step core drills.
For multi-blade cutting tools or helical tools a maximum fixture of the outer contour is possible.
All measuring results are documented by test logs.
Tool manufacturers can thus confirm accuracy of products to their customers at any time.
Furthermore, the measuring machine disposes of a swivelling device for radial and axial measurement with incident light.
By means of the photo-realistic input dialog and the automatic cutting edge recognition the machine can be operated easily.
Special measuring programs for radius contour, rake and clearance angle, chamfer width, wobble compensation, stepped drills and concentricity are additionally integrated.
Furthermore, entire measuring procedures are generated and stored when measuring a tool for the first time.
After having ground a tool, an entire data record - including measuring problem and nominal values - are thus available for final testing.
Therefore, the operator can measure the same tool in the exact same manner at the same positions.
It is no surprise, that Zoller products compare well with high-quality optical co-ordinate measuring machines.
The smarTcheck/CNC provides the same results and the same accuracy for a much lower price.
Zoller is not any more a manufacturer for presetters only.
With the development of an own image processing software for testing and measuring technology the Swabian (Germany) enterprise made a name for itself during the last decades.
In the meantime Zoller is the world market leader for the measurement of cutting tools.
The control of the cutting edge preparation itself is even no problem for the engineers from Freiberg.
Together with the measuring machine 'genius 3' this testing and measuring method is available for just EUR 100.000.
In this field Zoller also stole the march on the manufacturers of co-ordinate measuring machines.
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