Tool Setting and Geometric Checking on Stone Working Machines

Those who work with stone-working machines understand, in great detail, the problem of scrap parts generated by broken, worn tools, or tools which are not measured appropriately. It’s too common that end-users don’t have the correct instruments needed to detect real tool dimensions during working cycles that provide fundamental information for the proper execution of production.

Tool Setting means that before, during, and after the machining process, you have the possibility to automatically acquire the exact values of length along with diameter for cutters or drills. Tool Setters measure tools inside the machine working areas thus, in the real machining conditions. In this way, tool checks become more meaningful and faster than pre-setting outside the machine.

Tool Setting and Geometric Checking on Stone Working Machines

DESCRIPTION
BENEFITS
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DESCRIPTION

Tool setters enable two fundamental measurement phases: presetting and tool verification.

Thanks to the presetting phase, tools are measured on the machine before starting the machining process, so that axis movements are respect to their real dimensions and not theoretical ones. Furthermore, it is possible to detect and compensate run-out errors, due to wrong clamping of tools on the spindle.

Tool verification grants the ability to detect breakage between various processes for cutters and drills in order to keep cutting quality under control. Moreover, it compensates thermal drift, which can influence the tool length.

BENEFITS

Increase in production quality
Constant level of production quality
Time-saving in comparison with external or manual tool check
Increase of machine productivity
More accurate measurements, as they are performed in the real working conditions
Possibility to check the tools between one working phase and another
Automatic acquisition of measured values and tool table update
Facilitation of operator’s activities
Elimination of mistakes due to manual input of measurement values on CNC

VERSIONS

Marposs proposes a wide variety of tool setters, which cover very different application requirements:

Contact Tool setting, both wireless and wired applications allow measures of static or rotating tools at least 1 mm diameter. It is possible to realize presetting operations to obtain diameter and length values and integrity checks
Non-contact Tool Setting, in case you want to measure tools smaller than 1 mm or more, complex measurements are necessary (e.g. run out, integrity check of cutter profiles)

Marposs also develops measurement software cycles for every tool setter typology.

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