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CNC Machine Calibration

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CNC Machine Calibration Services

The machine tool industry is developing
quickly. Initiatives to improve e ciency,
and reduce scrap and production costs
have created the need to understand
manufacturing processes better than ever
before. Knowing the capability of machine
tools before metal cutting is the foundation
of any machining process. Historically,
machine tool rotary axes were con ned to
large machines, or small indexing tables. As
the introduction of smaller 5-axis machines
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and mill-turn designs increases, so do the challenges associated with their measurement. Both linear axes
and rotary axes are subject to errors relative to the intended positioning. This can be due to machine
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installation errors, collisions or general wear in use. Errors in either the angular positioning accuracy or
alignment of the axes can produce signi cant defects in nished parts. 

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CNC Error Mapping & Compensation

The XR20-W rotary axis calibrator works in conjunction with Renishaw XL80 and XM laser systems. The
XR20-W consists of an integrated angular retrore ector mounted on a precision servo-controlled axis. The
angular position of this axis, and the optics relative to the main body housing, is controlled by a very high
accuracy encoder system with the scale directly machined onto the main bearing. Using a Renishaw XR20
Rotary Axis Calibrator coupled with a XL80 linear measurement interferometer, ECM is able to measure all
geometric axis in a machine independently and with extreme accuracy. Machine accuracy can then be
improved by making targeted alterations to the machine’s assembly using the data to apply error
compensation.  

Periodic measurement of a machine’s performance capability is the foundation of process control,

providing a known, stable environment in which manufacturing is to be performed. Quantifying process
capability reduces costs and improves e ciency.

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