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News Release from: ACI (UK)
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 February 2006
Mach to host DRO and CNC portfolios
DRO and CNC portfolios promoted at Mach 2006 from 15th to 19th May at Birmingham's NEC.
ACI will be promoting its Acu-Rite and Anilam DRO and CNC portfolios at Mach 2006 from 15th to 19th May at Birmingham's NEC The ACI display will highlight the success of the Anilam 6000 Series multi-axis control for vertical machining centres and Acu-Rite's intuitive three-axis MillPWR CNC for milling
Pride of place will be given to Acu-Rite's just-announced innovations in digital readout and complementary glass scale technologies.
The one-size-fits-all Acu-Rite DRO 200S digital readout system is a user-friendly and cost-competitive DRO that, from a single unit, can be quickly and easily configured for two- or three-axis milling, turning or grinding applications.
The Senc glass linear encoders are more durable than existing products but available at comparable cost.
The DRO eliminates the headache, time and cost often associated with the selection and installation of multiple application-specific DROs.
It is totally intuitive and all prompts, instructions and help functions are visible as text or graphics on the flat screen 14.5cm 320 x 240 resolution crystal clear LCD.
All standard routines are visible on the screen and graphics guide users through the simple questions.
Operation-specific soft keys make it easier to use.
For milling, the system is supplied as standard with bolt hole pattern calculations for full and partial circles with graphics, zero reset and preset features, tool diameter compensation and near zero warning, for example.
For turning, the system's features include taper turning functionality and 16 tool offsets that, when used with the axis lock feature, ensures tool deflection is reduced even under load.
Grinding and general use applications for the DRO 200S are based around the system's zero reset, linear error compensation, instant radius-to-diameter and inch to mm conversions, as well as absolute/incremental display features.
RS232 port and workpiece probing functionality is provided as standard.
All new ACI DRO systems are of slimline design, with diecast aluminium casing and plastic front cover.
The Senc 150 scale adopts a construction process based around the use of reflective light (rather than transmittive light) for measurement, using a reader head that is mounted on the scale's top face.
With advanced roller bearing technology for reduced backlash and greater scale travel life, the result is a high-precision glass scale that is more resistant to machine inaccuracies and vibration, and therefore more durable, than existing products but available at comparable cost.
With resolutions of 0.5, 1 and 5um, Senc 150 is available in lengths of 50mm to 3.4m.
A smaller version, Senc 50, is also available in lengths of 25 to 500mm and with similar resolutions.
Both use Acu-Rite's Position-Trac functionality that allows operators to re-establish accurately and quickly workpiece zero from any position after a power interruption.
Once power is restored, the DRO reads a line pattern on the glass scale to recall the last known zero.
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