After setting new standards in the calibration of machine tools and coordinate measurement machines with the active LaserTRACER system, we are extending our product range with a LaserTRACER system for small and middle-sized machine tools:
The LaserTRACER-MT
LaserTRACER-MT100
The LaserTRACER-MT (MT: mechanical tracking) is guided mechanically by high accurate spherical joints, very smooth and damped telescopic stages. The displacement is measured by a new metrological optical setup for the laser interferometer. Thereby, the basic principle of the LaserTRACER can be realized in a considerably reduced size, weight and price. By means of a multi- telescopic stage, the LaserTRACER-MT100 has a working range of 30 cm – 100 cm, making it ideal to the measurement of small and middle-sized machines.
Just like our active LaserTRACER system, the LaserTRACER-MT employs a high resolution laser interferometer to measure distance changes between two reference points, providing ultimate accuracy. Special reflectors are built in the center of the spherical joints, protected from dirt and damage. Like in the active system, in the LaserTRACER-MT, the stabilized HeNe Laser beam is transmitted via an optical fiber to the system. This allows a very compact design while avoiding thermal influences on the measurement system. Moreover, it makes possible to achieve a total weight of the moving system under 2200 g (Model MT-100)!
All functionalities of the active LaserTRACER can be used with the new system; all software options from Etalon, without restrictions, are available to the LaserTRACER-MT, too:
- Volumetric calibration of Cartesian machines (all component deviations including squareness)
- Calibration of rotary axes (all 6 component deviations and squareness)
- Machine checking according to ISO 230-2, -6 (parallel to the axes and diagonal lines)
- Circular test according to ISO 230-4
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