Wireless Ballbar has volumetric testing capability.
Press Release Summary:
Used for assessment of machine tool positioning and servo control performance, QC20-W features linear sensor and Bluetooth® wireless technology that allow for testing even in closed door manufacturing. Functionality allows testing in 3 orthogonal planes through one reference point, while single hardware setup accelerates testing and ability to produce representative volumetric measurement of positioning accuracy. CNC circular program and software are included.
Original Press Release:
New Renishaw QC20-W Wireless Ballbar has Volumetric Testing Capability
Renishaw has announced the launch of the successor to its well established QC10 ballbar system; a tool adopted worldwide for the assessment of machine tool positioning and servo control performance.
The QC20-W ballbar is an all-new design featuring a Renishaw-developed linear sensor and Bluetooth® wireless technology. This provides greater ease of use and enhanced durability, and allows for testing even in "closed door" manufacturing, where access for wiring can raise safety and procedural issues. The new design also allows testing in 3 orthogonal planes through a single reference point. A single, simple hardware set up means quicker testing and the ability to produce a representative volumetric measurement of positioning accuracy. The QC20-W ballbar retains the principle of a simple CNC circular program, and powerful software. Together, these can quickly diagnose and quantify machine positioning errors including, servo mismatch, stick-slip errors, backlash, repeatability, scale mismatch and machine geometry as well as giving an overall circularity error value. Heavily revised system software provide even greater options and flexibility for testing and reporting. The QC20-W kit is supplied in a redesigned, robust system case, which includes spaces for the most popular accessories.
Renishaw has gone to great lengths to ensure backward compatibility with the QC10 system, minimizing costs and disruption when upgrading or working alongside existing QC10 systems. Ballbar lengths are identical to QC10, so all existing test routines can be carried over including test templates, CNC programs, and work and test procedures. Only minimal training is required when upgrading, focusing on familiarization with the new features. The Ballbar20 software is also compatible with QC10 systems, enabling both old machine records to be reviewed and old test templates to be utilized.
An upgrade kit is available to QC10 ballbar users at a very competitive price, and many customers are choosing to upgrade rather than pay for the re-calibration of an existing QC10 ballbar.
Determining a machine tool's capabilities before machining and subsequent post-process part inspection can greatly reduce the possibility of scrap and machine downtime; resulting in lower manufacturing costs. Renishaw ballbars are used by machine tool manufacturers, end users, service and maintenance companies and resellers for pre-production tests, predictive maintenance programs, new machine prove-out, machine grading and comparison, and machine checking after "crashes". Many users specify a ballbar test before beginning any new batch of components.
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Inquiries should be directed to:
In USA: Susan Wilm, Marketing Assistant, Renishaw Inc., 5277 Trillium Blvd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192. E-mail: susan.wilm@renishaw.com Tel: 847.286.9953
In Canada: Dafydd Williams, General Manager, Renishaw (Canada) Limited, 2180 Dunwin Drive, Unit #1, Mississauga ONT L5L 5M8. E-mail: dafydd.williams@renishaw.com Tel: 905.828.0104
