The TCT Live show takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK, from 19th to 20th October, and on stand E1, Renishaw will demonstrate a PH20 probe head that it has retrofitted to an 11 year-old Zeiss co-ordinate measuring machine. The new PH20 five-axis head was recently awarded ‘Most Innovative Measurement System’ at the German AMB exhibition, influenced by its ability to offer a three-fold increase in throughput for touch-trigger measurement applications. It offers unique ‘head touches’ for rapid touch-trigger measurement, plus fast infinite 5-axis positioning to guarantee optimal feature access. Its compact design makes it suitable for new CMM purchases and as a retrofit to the vast majority of existing CMM touch-trigger installations.
Also being shown at TCT Live is a wireless successor to Renishaw’s well established QC10 ballbar system, which rapidly assesses machine tool positioning and servo control performance. The QC20-W ballbar features Bluetooth® wireless technology and 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.
There will also be a range of new motion control products, including the revolutionary RESOLUTE™ absolute optical encoder for rotary and linear applications that is capable of 1 nm resolution at speeds up to 100 m/s. There are also new additions to Renishaw’s TONiC range of incremental optical linear and rotary encoders, including 1 nm and 2 nm resolution options, UHV compatible formats, and a Dual Signal Interface (DSi) version that allows two readheads to be used to improve the accuracy and repeatability of a motion system by eliminating eccentricity, bearing wander and all ‘odd’ error harmonics.
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