Measurement and Alignment Systems
Measuring and alignment systems for compation and machining processes
The use of reference clamping systems for machining processes and the pressing of metal and ceramic powders result in a significant increase in productivity and quality. At the same time, the demands on tool, press and adapter accuracy and on the accuracy of the alignment of reference clamping systems to each other are increasing.
A range of measuring and alignment systems guarantees increased accuracy requirements and easy access to pressing and machining processes with reference clamping systems.
TPS-3i Tooling Positioning System
TPS-3i
High-precision electronic measurement technology
The signals from the high-precision electronic sensors are digitized and evaluated and logged by the software.
Intelligent measuring concept
Automatic compensation of the shape and position tolerances and the temperature profile of the measuring tools.
User-friendly software
Intuitive menu-guided operation enables simple graphical display of the measurement and alignment results of the press or adapter.
Alignment of reference clamping systems in press or adapter
The Tooling Positioning System TPS-3i is a high-precision measuring system for aligning reference clamping systems on presses or adaptors. It supports all reference clamping systems, presses and adaptors available on the market today.
Highest precision combined with the simplest user interface enables fast and highly precise alignment of the reference clamping systems to each other in the accuracy range of 1/10 µm or 1 angular second.
Optimized measuring tools adapted to the TPS-3i measuring technology and adjustment mechanisms for quick and precise displacement of the reference clamping systems guarantee cost-effective, fast and precise alignment.
The measuring tools are essentially based on a square measuring punch and a square measuring die. An innovative measuring principle automatically compensates for deviations in the shape and position tolerances of the measuring tools and in the temperature range.
For presses and adaptors that are particularly difficult to access, a small remote LCD display is available as an option, which shows the most important measurement data.
User-friendly software and graphical shift navigation
lead to highest alignment accuracy
- Intuitive menu-guided operation
- Graphic shift navigation
- No reading errors or operating errors
- Setting of the accuracy limit
- Intelligent measuring concept
Intelligent measurement concept
- Automatic compensation of shape and position tolerances of the alignment tools
- Automatic compensation of temperature variation
Automatic digital logging
- Automatic digital logging of the initial position and the alignment results
- Date stamp
- Calculation of the change of the chuck positions – Life cycle management
- Protocol storage via USB interface in central data pool
- Traceability of alignment results
Benefits
- 20 times higher measuring and alignment accuracy compared to conventional measuring and alignment systems
- Positioning accuracy within the resolution of 1/10 µm and 1 angular second possible
- Increased pressing quality and symmetrical distribution of the pressing gap – burr-free or low-burr pressing
- Reduction of alignment and inspection times by 80 percent
- Tool costs are reduced by 75% as a result of the reduction in wear and breakage of the compaction tools
- Increased life time of the pressing tools
The following presses, adaptors and reference clamping systems are supported:
- Presses and adaptors: Dorst, Kobayashi, Komage, Lauffer, Precision Compacting, Roboworke, Osterwalder, Sacmi, System 3R°
- Reference clamping systems: Erowa, ProGrit, System 3R°
