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MICROSCOPES
Ball Endmill Measuring Unit
SERIES 359 — Checking R-contour of ball endmill
FEATURES
With the Ball Endmill measuring unit the operator can check for
abrasion wear while checking the R-contour after re-grinding or
during grinding the ball- end. Periodically checking for abrasion
wears in the ball endmill’s R-contour helps the user forecast when
to replace or re-grind the ball-end, thus ensuring a stable
processing accuracy. This also helps to reduce the running cost of
the ball endmill while increasing work efficiency.
In working with a ball-end mill, if you want to:
• Periodically check R-contour, in order to improve processing
accuracy
• Access the condition of R-contour after re-grinding the tool end
• Generate a report of the R-contour measurement result
• Save clear images of the tool end in file
• Increase accuracy better than you normally do with use of
profile projector
R-contour measurement with high-accuracy by the use of image
processing
A CCD camera is used in image processing for position detection, in
order to avoid focus error and to thereby ensure high-accuracy R-
contour measurements. This also increases measuring efficiency and
helps reduce labor.
Setting a reference point
on shank
Measuring R-contour of
blade edge
Measuring R-contour at a
different position
From setting a reference point to measuring R-
contour, the operation is made simple
All you have to do to carry out the entire measurement
procedure is to simply enter measuring conditions in
the menu of the ball endmill measuring program.
Digital rotary heads providing high-accuracy
indexing
Equipped with digital micrometer heads that can
switch displays between 0.1 and 1 degrees, thus
providing high-accuracy indexing of angles.
Allows graphic display of R-contour
measurement result
Measurement result of R-contour is
graphically displayed to allow the
assessment of contour accuracy at a
glance.
Report generation function for easily
generating reports
Measurement result can be easily made into a
report, which can later be used as a shopfloor
setting data sheet after re-grinding or an abrasion
status data sheet.
Saving image files
Images of the tool edge conditions, such as
the state of finish and wear, can be saved
in digital file.
Digital
rotary head
QSPAK and ball endmill
extension program
Measuring procedure
Angle
counter
The PC system, microscope and vision unit are optional.
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