Laser-based Measurements Machine Tools and Laser Technology TRUMPF Lasertechnik

Machine Tools and Laser Technology Laser-based measurement technology at Trumpf Picture: Trumpf The punch and laser combination machines from Trumpf always attract a lot of attention when they are demonstrated at trade shows. What is most impressive is their speed: steel plates weighing nearly 900 pounds are moved throughout the apparatus in an apparently seamless manner. Spectators often ask the Trumpf staff how their machinery can possibly find the correct punching position in a fraction of a second without any human intervention and control, and how, after the punching sequence (which can...

XD LASER Machine Tools and Laser Technology Degrees of freedom: Everything at once Trumpf became aware of the XD-Laser laser interferometer from API while visiting a trade show. Its greatest advantage was that it could register the measurement of three degrees of freedom in only a single measurement process. Trumpf set up a test of API’s equipment for its sales engineers when they came to the company factory from API’s Europe offices in Heidelberg. The test consisted of a straightness and a compensation measurement of the X-axis on a TruMatic 7000. The API equipment had already proven its advantages...

XD LASER Machine Tools and Laser Technology The actual measurement processes themselves require only a few minutes, depending on whether it is a short or long measurement. The short measurement is limited to the relevant points and is frequently used at the start of construction for a preliminary adjustment. The long measurement provides a complete representation of the crossbeam. The managers of Trumpf’s Development and Trial Department have since started to see that the advantages the API system offers in their punching machines can also be applied to many of their other areas of production....