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Programmable, Non Contact Tool Verification

The programmable capability of the Mida Laser 75P non-contact tool setting system enables the?device Cutting Tool Inserts to adapt to the tool type under verification, the tool rotation speed used during machining and the desired measuring cycle. The system has a shutter design that protects the laser from coolant contamination via a tunnel-air-effect technology. Typical uses of the tool setting system include tool identification; tool breakage detection; presetting unknown tools; tool dynamic length and diameter measurement; tool wear compensation; tool cutting edge profile integrity verification; and machine axis thermal-drift compensation. A microprocessor integrated into the unit’s electronic interface filters noise coming from coolant and chips. The system is available with a collimated or focused laser beam. The focused model is designed for cutting edge integrity verification and length measurements of chisel or rounded nose tools in addition TNGG Insert to tools with a diameter of less than 1 mm.


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Slant Bed Lathe Uses Bar Feeder, Gantry Loader for Automated Parts Processing

Chevalier’s Carbide Inserts FBL-200 rigid CNC slant-bed lathe is a fully automated, single-setup, parts processing machining system for mixed-volume, short runs or dedicated high-volume applications. Featuring a 45-degree slant-bed, rigid boxway structure, the machine is supported by ribbed Meehanite cast iron for strong support and damping qualities. The system uses a magazine-fed bar feeder (with bar capacity of 2.Carbide Threading Inserts 5") or gantry-style loader.

The lathe features an 8" hydraulic chuck, optional tool presetter, 18.5" maximum swing diameter with 10.2" maximum turning diameter and a maximum turning length of 16". The 20-hp AC digital spindle motor drives the 2.55"-bar-capacity spindle at speeds ranging to 3,500 rpm. The spindle has cylindrical roller bearings to strengthen the machine’s cutting capabilities. A 10-station indexing turret offers fast tool indexing. A manual tailstock and programmable quill are included along with a chip conveyor that is designed to provide efficient chip management.

The FBL-200 uses a FANUC 0i-TD CNC and digital servodrive and motor. This control provides a variety of functions, including rigid tap, multiple threads and a conversational Manual Guide 0i program.


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Can a CNC M Code Accelerate Laser Calibration?

Laser calibration of a machine tool hardly proceeds at light speed. For example, bi-directional laser calibration of just one 40-inch axis of a CNC mill might take the better part of an hour, with the machine axis moving in 10-mm increments and stopping to settle as the laser interferometer takes each reading. That pause for each reading can be as long as 23 seconds, says Renishaw, a supplier of machine calibration technology including laser systems. The cumulative effect of all of these little waits can translate to considerable downtime for calibrating a large, high-value machine tool. In some cases,—depending on machine crashes and the shop’s quality system, the company says—a critical machine might be out Carbide Threading Inserts of action for several days per year just for this calibration. Owners of these machines are obviously very aware of the lost production.

But there is a solution, Renishaw says. A technique taking advantage of a feature in its XL80 laser interferometer reduces the settling time to just 250 milliseconds after each incremental axis move, cutting calibration time by 85 to 95 percent. In addition to returning the machine to production more quickly, this technique also better reflects axis positioning accuracy under real cutting conditions, because in real cutting, the moves are fast and the settling time is slight before the tool engages the work.

Quality Tech Services of Byron, Georgia, uses this time-saving technique with the XL80. The company has instructed new laser buyers on using it as well. Company owner Mike Schraufnagel shoulder milling cutters says, “As a calibration service, the first concern we hear when we walk in the door is downtime on a machine. Customers will do anything to cut downtime on a critical asset.” His customers who own lasers themselves have employed this technique to keep their machines cutting, while his own team uses it to increase its overall efficiency. “What normally would take 30 minutes now takes just 3,” he says. “In one afternoon, we were able to complete six laser setups and three ballbar setups on a machine in 2 hours.” In the past, this work would have taken at least a day.

An M code and an open contact relay are the prerequisites that make this technique possible. To achieve the high speed calibration, the machine’s CNC uses an available M code to close a “normally open” set of relay contacts for between 10 and 20 milliseconds. If the M code to effect this trigger is not available, it might be available for purchase or activation through the OEM. Closure of the relay contacts via an auxiliary I/O cable provides a trigger for the laser to record the difference between the measurement reading and the target position.  

“We identified spare relays that can be controlled via M codes on a Haas CNC machine in our lab,” explains Michael Wilm, Renishaw’s calibration business manager. Using the relays to trigger the laser interferometer and thereby reduce machine downtime was the idea that developed from this discovery. The laser simply needs to see the relay close for as little as a microsecond, but mechanical relay contacts can bounce for the first few milliseconds, he says. Therefore, “we have added a bounce rejection feature programmed into the electronics of the laser. Any chatter within 20 milliseconds gets ignored, the laser takes a reading, and the axis moves to the next measuring position.” The result is laser calibration that proceeds quickly, and more like the way the machine will move during normal production. 


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