Part inspection and setup on milling machine
Machine tool field is in continual technologic evolution. The demand for increasingly precise parts and greater flexibility, involve the need of higher performance technologies.
Conditions:
Reaching competitiveness means to have the production process under full control:
- Part co-ordinate set-up
- Part dimensional control directly on the machine
- Machined part form inspection
Solution:
Marposs probes offer the best solution to optimize time and quality of machining.
Wireless probe transmission systems (infra-red and radio) are the right choices in case of Automatic Tool Changer.
- Small milling machines require ultra-compact probes that can be seat in the tool holder.
- Infra-red probes offer the best compromise between machining times and quality for medium milling machines.
- Big milling machines and those with 5 axes require probes with a wide transmission range , which can be achieved by using radio transmission technology.
- Milling machines with manual tool changers may be equipped with cheaper hardwired probes.
- The best results can be obtained implementing software cycles for part set-up and part inspection and by controlling the measurement/form of sculptured surfaces.
Benefits:
- Reduced machining and control times
- Raising production efficiency
- Real time detection of the part positioning
- Reduced rejects
- Parts can be measured whilst clamped on the machine
- No need for CMM.
