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Manual 2D inspection becomes faster and more accurate

Manual 2D inspection becomes faster and more accurate
If manual inspection of two dimensional components on a measuring machine, optical profile projector or measuring microscope is too time consuming or not sufficiently precise, the new QUADRA-CHEK 2000 from HEIDENHAIN aims to solve the problem. 
8th August 2018

Heidenhain controls allow access to order processing data

Heidenhain controls allow access to order processing data
With its Industry 4.0 presentation at MACH 2018 Heidenhain will demonstrate its Connected Machining system of production on stand H18-545, where all the work steps are digitally networked via its TNC milling control. By linking the CNC system into a manufacturer's network via Ethernet, design, programming, simulation and production planning staff as well as machinists on the shop floor are able to access all order and job related information.
12th February 2018

New touch screen controls on show at MACH 2018

New touch screen controls on show at MACH 2018
Cast your minds back to mid-2017, the first HEIDENHAIN milling control to be made available with a touch-screen was the TNC 620 mid-range CNC system, launched in the UK. It will be on show for the first time at MACH 2018 along with a similar, next-generation version of the top-end TNC 640 control, hitherto unannounced.
8th February 2018


Industry 4.0 compatibility of controls at Southern Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 compatibility of controls at Southern Manufacturing
Underlining its expertise and knowledge in the area of Industry 4.0 HEIDENHAIN will present at Southern Manufacturing its Connected Machining system of production, in which all work steps from the design to the deliverable component are interlinked via one of the company’s TNC controls.
13th November 2017

High accuracy mill-turning of forging dies

High accuracy mill-turning of forging dies
Austrian forgings manufacturer, Krenhof AG has purchased two Alzmetall mill-turn centres equipped with HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 controls, due to the high demand of producing an increasing number of modular dies. They are the first 5-axis machining centres in the Köflach factory and were purchased along with a new CAM system.
20th September 2017

Controls are at the hub of networked production

Controls are at the hub of networked production
As part of the Industry 4.0 area at EMO 2017, HEIDENHAIN is presenting its Connected Machining system of production in which all work steps are networked - from the design to the deliverable component – via the company’s TNC control. It can access all order related information in a company network, enabling efficient exchange of data. Partner companies in the areas of CAD/CAM, machine tools, tool measurement and tool management will collaborate in the demonstration.
8th August 2017

Incremental length gauge for high precision use in harsh environments

Incremental length gauge for high precision use in harsh environments
HEIDENHAIN has introduced a new incremental length gauge for high precision measuring and in-process control applications in harsh environments. It is suitable for use in the working area of grinding machines, lathes and other metalcutting machine tools and produces results accurate to ±1μm over its 30mm measuring range.
1st August 2017

Touchscreen technology grows for controls manufacturer

Touchscreen technology grows for controls manufacturer
 The user interface of the smartphone and tablet has been incorporated into the next-gen, mid-range CNC system from HEIDENHAIN. The TNC 620 no longer has soft keys at the side of the screen or function keys and a numeric keypad below. Operation is now via graphics on a large touchscreen, as will be demonstrated on the manufacturer’s stand at EMO 2017.
30th June 2017

Ensuring reliable feedback from exposed linear encoders

Exposed, incremental linear encoders are the feedback system of choice from the axes of CNC equipment for applications where very high positional accuracy is required, for example in semiconductor manufacturing and measurement, printed circuit board assembly machines, metrology equipment and high precision machine tools.
13th June 2017

Short-lead times enabled in tunnel boring machine manufacture

Short-lead times enabled in tunnel boring machine manufacture
Back in June 2016, the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was opened. The 57km (35mile), twin-bore, high-speed link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe aims to replace one million lorry journeys by road per year. The four tunnel boring machines that were used to excavate the pair of 8.83m diameter bores through over 85km of rock were built by Herrenknecht AG in Schwanau, southern Germany.
26th April 2017

Inductive circumferential scanning in hollow-shaft encoders

Inductive circumferential scanning in hollow-shaft encoders
Introduced by HEIDENHAIN, new hollow-shaft encoders, extend the manufacturer’s range of products that use inductive position measurement and at the same time expand the application range of torque motors. Designated ECI 4000 and EBI 4000, the robust encoders have a hollow shaft dimension of 90mm, no integral bearing and offer high accuracy and repeatability. 
23rd March 2017

Showing off CNC systems, encoders and motors

Showing off CNC systems, encoders and motors
Demonstrating the ease in which digital data can be transferred to and from Heidenhain’s most recent CNC system, is the high-performance TNC 640, which is capable of controlling all 3-, 4-, and 5-axis machining centres including those with turning tables. They will be on show at Southern Manufacturing 2017.
23rd January 2017

Ring encoders provide high accuracy feedback of angular motion

Ring encoders provide high accuracy feedback of angular motion
High accuracy feedback of angular motion, compact dimensions, frictionless non-contact operation and resistance to contamination, despite having an optical grating, are the main benefits of the ECA 4000 absolute ring encoder range from German manufacturer, Heidenhain. It joins the ERA 4000 incremental ring encoder models, which have been available for more than a decade, and provides a direct upgrade path.
10th May 2016

Rotary positioning and measuring to sub-micron accuracy

Rotary positioning and measuring to sub-micron accuracy
Companies building CNC machines incorporating rotary axes would normally need to source and assemble a torque motor, a precision bearing and a high resolution angle encoder. All three items may now be purchased from Heidenhain as a single, compact unit following the company’s introduction of two new modules, designated SRP 5080 and SRP 5010, fitted with an incremental and an absolute encoder respectively.
7th March 2016

5-axis machining centres should be fitted with linear encoders

5-axis machining centres should be fitted with linear encoders
Compared with rotary encoders, linear encoders provide more accurate feedback of actual cutter position to the control of a machine tool. Uneven distribution of heat in ballscrews caused by friction leads to inaccuracy when using the ballscrew pitch to translate revolutions of a rotary encoder into linear distance travelled. Errors from drive deformation and backlash are also present. A glass linear scale fixed to a slideway is immune to these errors, as the scanner sees only the absolute position of the axis.
17th September 2015

Jones & Shipman switches to Heidenhain encoders

Jones & Shipman switches to Heidenhain encoders
Following the expansion by HEIDENHAIN of its 400-series absolute rotary encoder range to include models specifically designed to interface directly with Fanuc controls, Jones & Shipman has started to specify one of the new encoders on its grinding machines. The HEIDENHAIN ROC 425F is being offered as an option on the Suprema and Ultramat cylindrical grinders to provide automatic positioning of the wheelhead instead of manual adjustment.
30th July 2015

Heidenhain’s latest control enhances the capability of mill-turn centres

Heidenhain’s latest control enhances the capability of mill-turn centres
A group of over 50 production engineers from manufacturing companies within a two-hour drive of Rotherham attended two one-day seminars at the NAMRC (Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) on 20th and 21st May 2015. The purpose was to explain the substantially improved metalcutting possibilities on a Hermle machining centre with integrated turning capability when the machine is fitted with the latest TNC 640 contouring control system from Heidenhain.
26th June 2015

Low-pressure length gauge avoids marking or deforming delicate surfaces

Low-pressure length gauge avoids marking or deforming delicate surfaces
Non-contact inspection by laser scanning or other optical systems ensures that delicate components are not damaged while they are being measured; and soft or compressible materials are not deformed. The disadvantage is that non-tactile measuring cannot match the precision of touch probes and photoelectric scanning of linear encoder graduations. 
25th June 2015

New Touch Probes Combine Infrared And Radio Transmission

New Touch Probes Combine Infrared And Radio Transmission
Designed for use on machining centres, milling, drilling and boring machines and B-axis lathes with automatic tool change, a new generation of touch probes has been introduced by HEIDENHAIN for aligning and measuring workpieces, tool setting and detecting cutter wear and breakage. They are compatible not only with HEIDENHAIN controls but with other leading makes of CNC system as well.
24th March 2015

Multiplexer forms basis of production quality management system

Multiplexer forms basis of production quality management system
A modern manufacturing line has a multiplicity of sensors embedded in its production machines and peripheral equipment, all feeding back positional data, measurements and other information on the process. Keeping track of the wealth of information generated can be a problem.
24th February 2015


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