Renishaw (
www.renishaw.com) — a world leader in precision engineering technologies — will be exhibiting its extensive range of metrology and additive-manufacturing equipment at
EMO.
Making its European debut will be the company’s Primo twin-probe system, which comprises the Primo Radio Part Setter, Primo Radio 3D Tool Setter and Primo interface, as well as the Primo Credit Token (one credit gives unlimited use of the system for six months, after which additional credits can be bought to extend usage of the system), GoProbe software and Primo Total Protect (this provides cover against accidental probe damage).
The GoProbe software includes complete part setting, tool setting and probe set-up cycles yet requires no previous probing experience, thanks to the self-study GoProbe training kit (this includes an e-learning course that eliminates the need for extensive knowledge of G-codes and requires only simple single-line commands).
Also new for CNC machining centres is the Primo LTS (length tool setter) — a single-axis system that allows users to quickly set tool length, check for breakage and compensate for thermal growth.
Meanwhile, bringing “intelligent speed” to machine tool probing is Inspection Plus with SupaTouch optimisation; this software automatically determines and selects the highest feed rates a machine can achieve while maintaining accuracy.
New for Renishaw’s Equator flexible gauging system is Intuo software, which allows a programmer to create gauging routines by simply using the joystick to take the appropriate number of points on each feature while leaving Intuo to do all the work.
Of particular interest to users of CMMs will be Modus 2 metrology software, which brings new levels of clarity and efficiency to the programming and operation of these machines; it supports Renishaw’s three- and five-axis sensor technologies and features an innovative easy-to-learn interface and faster programming. The result is high levels of productivity with or without a CAD model.
Visitors to the Renishaw stand will be ableto see and interact with demonstrations of GoProbe, Intuo and Modus 2. (Hall 5, Stand D15)