| | | The Key Advantages Roundness machines with a load capacity of up to 11000 kg. combining ease of use and repeatability, are manufactured for shop floor use in a wide range of metrology applications. The VC Geometry Machines have been designed to improve the measurement of components by increasing rigidity and reducing vibration encountered in the shop floor environment. Its modular design enables the customer to select a machine capable of measuring component up to a maximum height of approximately 3000mm with a 02000mm weighing 11,000kgs. The system can be manually or motor driven with angle and probe displacements up to a maximum of four channels being recorded on a PC. RPI's vertical column {VC) units are combined with precision professional rotary table systems for measurements including roundness, concentricity, parallelism and flatness. Features include a counterweightec linear bearing carriage travelling on a precision twin-rail; vertical and horizontal clamping for up to four probe arms; and three-axis articulators, providing a variety of gauge-head mounting options and four degrees cf freedom, in addition to X-Y-Z manufacturer of micrometer adjusting stages, each within up to 80mm of travel on each stage. A laser guide and laser-mounting unit can be used as an alignment aid in conjunction with the gauge head. All the equipment is mounted on a purpose-cut granite base with threaded inserts for fixing down the column unit, table and tooling, and, with anti-vibration levelling pads, the base isolates the VC geometry machine from vibration and shop floor noise. | | |