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Vertical lathes: Measurement of large parts with a laser tracker

Vertical lathes: Measurement of large parts with a laser tracker
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Automated Precision Europe GmbH Im Breitspiel 17 69126 Heidelberg Tel: +49 (0) 6221 729 805 0 Fax: +49 (0) 6221 729 805 23 APPLICATIONREPORT Vertical lathes TRACKER3 U l t r a p o r t a b l e L a s e r Tr a c k e r OMNITRAC

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API Application report Automated Precision Europe GmbH | Im Breitspiel 17 | 69126 Heidelberg | 06221 729 805 0 | info.eu@apisensor.com | www.apisensor.com Tracker3 Vertical lathes TM It’s not too often that a visit to a supplier triggers great events, but this happened at Toshulin, a well-know manufacturer of vertical lathes from Hulin in the Czech Republic, during a visit to Germany at the end of 2008. They had come to inspect a large workpiece once more before its delivery. On-site, the Toshulin employees were eyewitnesses to a measurement using a laser-based measurement system that was...

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API Application report Automated Precision Europe GmbH | Im Breitspiel 17 | 69126 Heidelberg | 06221 729 805 0 | info.eu@apisensor.com | www.apisensor.com Tracker3 Vertical lathes TM Measurements on the assembly of a vertical lathe. With the Intelliprobe von API, which is a hand-held sensor, hidden edges and undercuts that are not in the direct line of sight of the tracker can also be measured. The laser tracker can be seen in the foreground. The company, which is in private ownership, has stable relationships going back many years with leading manufacturers in the aerospace field based in...

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API Application report Automated Precision Europe GmbH | Im Breitspiel 17 | 69126 Heidelberg | 06221 729 805 0 | info.eu@apisensor.com | www.apisensor.com Tracker3 Vertical lathes TM Use of the Intelliprobe by measurement engineer Leos Smolka. Flatness, drilled holes, and the orientation of the pedestals to one another and to the rotating disk can be measured. Foto: Krones AG Foto: Toshulin Photo: Toshulin with far-reaching customer-specific developments that precede the production itself. An intensive exchange of information takes place with the client over the entire development and...

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API Application report Automated Precision Europe GmbH | Im Breitspiel 17 | 69126 Heidelberg | 06221 729 805 0 | info.eu@apisensor.com | www.apisensor.com Tracker3 Vertical lathes TM Measurement of the machine frame. The measurements are carried out with an SMR, a measuring ball, whose prisms reflect the laser beam into the outer end point. Foto: Krones AG Photo: Toshulin Moving to future limits Machines from Toshulin work at the limit of the technically feasible, and it is therefore particularly important that special attention is paid to compliance with the temperature stability of the...

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