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probe, which will be on display at IMTEX.
Exclusive to SupaScan, the Quick Point
macro cycle delivers market leading
measurement speed. Differing from
normal touch-trigger cycles because it
measures using the analogue deflection
of the OSP60 probe, SupaScan means
there is no requirement to wait for
the machine tool’s trigger response-
speeding up the process.
and Marketing of Renishaw in India. “For a manufacturer to
remain competitive, they must be able to machine to close
tolerances, provide parts for products with ever shorter
lifecycles and adapt to changing consumer demands.
Intelligent process control allows manufacturers to make
checks and take measurements at all stages of the process to
control variation.”
“By combining automation with measurement and feedback,
process control can be achieved throughout manufacturing
to improve part quality,” added Weaver. “Intelligent process
control is a crucial part of the Industry 4.0 journey for
companies in the metal cutting industry. Renishaw is a leader
in automation for machine tool and will demonstrate to
visitors a complete automation cell, so they can experience
intelligent process control for themselves.”
At IMTEX 2019, the company will also
showcase a new version of Supa Touch,
an intelligent optimisation routine as part
of its Inspection Plus macro software for
machine probing cycles, which leads to
a cycle time reduction for CNC machine
tools of up to 60 per cent. The updated
software offers usability enhancements
in the optimisation routing to give users
full control of probing cycle feedrates.
Visitors to Renishaw’s standcan experience the multi-sensor
capability of the REVO®5-axis measurement system on co-
ordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The system offers
a multi-sensor capability to provide touch-trigger, high-
speed tactile scanning and non-contact vision measurement
on a single CMM. Renishaw will also highlight the SFP2
surface finish probe, which increases the surface finish
measurement ability of the REVO system, combining surface
finish measurement and dimensional inspection into a single
Additive manufacturing productivity
Renishaw will have a separate additive manufacturing
stand, where it will exhibit the four-laser Ren AM 500Q. The
machine significantly improves productivity, speeding up
the process by up to four times in the most commonly used
platform size, without any compromise on quality. Renishaw
will also demonstrate its software for metal AM, including
Quant AM build preparation software, remote process
monitoring application, InfiniAM Central, and the Infini AM
Spectral application for the live feedback on energy input and
emissions.
Increasing speed, without compromising on
accuracy
The world’s fastest workpiece set-up cycles on CNC machines
areenabled by SupaScan and the latest OSP60 scanning
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