Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Vision-Based Tool Presetting Machine—Zoller, Booth D-4521 - Brief Article

The company will introduce a new vision-based tool presetting machine. The Smile V300 vertical automatic cutting tool presetting machine provides consistent, user-independent measuring of virtually any type of cutting tool geometry, according to the company. It is installed on plant floors next to CNC machine tools.

The machine can accommodate tool length (Z) of 15.72" (400 mm), radius (X) of 4.88" (125 mm), and diameter of 9.76" (250 m). Heidenhain measuring scales, simple one hand control linear axis movement and electronic axis fine adjustment assure simple, rapid and precise positioning of the cutting tool. The machine permits consistent presetting of boring bars to a nominal position, with convenient right hand orientation adjustment.

The company integrated a calibration edge to the left of the spindle nose in all adapters, eliminating the need for a separate zero gauge to calibrate

A 50-taper high precision spindle is standard, and ISO 50 steep taper, HSK and straight-shank adapters are available, as are 30, 40 and 45 taper adapters. For presetting turning tools, such as VDI tooling, an indexing device permits rapid 4 x 90-degree spindle positioning.

Capabilities of the system include 35x magnification; display accuracy of 0.0002" (0.005 mm); measurement in radius or diameter mode; and storage of 99 adapter zero points band at least 300 tool data records

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