Probing Software optimizes on-machine probing cycles.
Press Release Summary:
Inspection Plus with SupaTouch™ optimizes on-machine measurement cycles to reduce cycle time by up to 60%. Optimization process automatically determines and selects highest feedrates machine tool can achieve while maintaining measurement accuracy. Intelligent in-cycle decision making is used to implement 1- or 2-touch probing strategy for each measurement routine and eliminates need for manual optimization of on-machine positioning feedrates, measurement feedrates, and strategies.
Original Press Release:
Inspection Plus with SupaTouch(TM) Software Optimizes On-Machine Probing Cycles.
Renishaw’s enhanced software package delivers intelligent speed and maximizes productivity, reducing cycle time by as much as 60 percent.
Renishaw’s new enhanced probing software package automatically optimizes on-machine measurement cycles to minimize cycle time and maximize productivity. Inspection Plus with SupaTouch™ enhances the proven benefits of Renishaw's established Inspection Plus software and features an easy-to-use optimization process that automatically determines and selects the highest feedrates a machine tool can achieve while maintaining measurement accuracy. The new software will be showcased at booth E-5509 at IMTS 2016.
Inspection Plus with SupaTouch optimization uses intelligent in-cycle decision making to implement either a one or two-touch probing strategy for each measurement routine and eliminates the need for manual optimization of on-machine positioning feedrates, measurement feedrates and strategies. Compared with traditional software cycles, it provides a significant cycle time reduction (up to 60 percent) on CNC machine tools.
Designed to ensure maximum accuracy, the software detects any measurements taken during machine acceleration or deceleration phases and compensates for errors by taking corrective action and remeasuring. It also introduces a calibration process that improves measurement repeatability in all directions and improves the accuracy of probe positioning during multi-axis vector moves. With this new software, users can significantly improve cycle times and on-machine measurement results, maximizing the productivity and profitability of their machine tools.
For more information on Renishaw’s machine tool probes and software, visit www.renishaw.com/mtp
Contact
Jeff Seliga
Renishaw Inc.
Tel: 847.286.9953
jeffrey.seliga@renishaw.com
or
Jeff Drum
Kemble & Drum Communications, Inc.
Tel:Â 513.871.4042
jdrum@kembledrum.com
Inquiries should be directed to:
In USA: Susan Wilm, Marketing Assistant, Renishaw Inc., 5277 Trillium Blvd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192. 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.  dafydd.williams@renishaw.com Tel: 905.828.0104
