Laser Alignment System XK10
Laser Alignment System
XK10 for Geometry and Alignment Measurement
It is now becoming very necessary to ensure the machine tool geometry in the era of Aerospace and Defense component manufacturing. Machine sizes are increasing, and we are using conventional equipment like straightedges and square masters to measure and align the machine tool geometrical accuracy, which have strokes of more than 2000 mm. Machine sizes are increasing, but we are following the same conventional methods for the Erection and commissioning of the machines with big stroke sizes above 2 meters. Microcheck offers Measurement and Alignment of below geometrical accuracies using the Renishaw Alignment Laser System XK10.
Geometric Measurement
Level:
Measurement of level with respect to gravity, or to another machine surface. This is typically used to align machine stages and to check gradual distortion of machine structure over time. It can also be used to level one machine relative to another.
Straightness:
Measurement of vertical and horizontal straightness along an axis. Used for all machine builds to ensure accuracy when mounting and aligning stages and guideways.
Squareness:
Measurement of the orthogonality of two axes. This would typically be used to ensure that machine arms and beds are at right angles, to align machine rails, or when squaring separate machine assemblies.
Flatness:
Measurement of vertical deviation along a machine bed, rails, or other machine planes. A versatile mode that can measure continuous or interrupted planes, for example to measure height differences between fixtures or machine sub-assemblies.
Parallelism:
Measurement of the straightness deviation or overall misalignment angle between two nominally parallel axes. It is typically used during the manufacture of machine tool structures.
Rotational Measurements
Straightness:
Vertical and horizontal straightness measurements can be made along the axes of rotary tools and small machine tools, as well as to align machine sub-assemblies, such as a bar feeder with a lathe.
Coaxiality:
Measurement of the deviation of one rotating center from another. This is typically used for alignment of rotary spindles or chucks, for example when building a lathe.
Spindle direction:
Measurement of the angle at which a spindle or chuck is pointing. This can be used for any spindle or chuck alignment, to ensure that it points in the same direction through a full 360° rotation.
