Machine tool probes and software news

To meet rising demand for its market-leading range of forestry equipment, Tigercat Industries Inc. aimed to boost production efficiency and output at its manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

Gear and gearbox manufacturer Katsa Oy commissioned Flexmill Oy to design and build a robotised cell to finish-machine and deburr gears ranging in size from 50 mm to 1.5 m diameter. The bespoke, turnkey cell incorporates Renishaw RMP60 probes, mounted on custom-designed tool holders, which an ABB robot uses to collect vital part-location data before finishing and deburring operations commence.

Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, will showcase its latest scanning solutions for machine tools at EMO Hannover 2019. On-machine scanning will be one of many smart factory process control solutions demonstrated by Renishaw, which are proven to help machine shops across many industries transform their production capabilities.

Renishaw, a global engineering technologies company and member of the MTConnect Standards Committee, will introduce an enhanced version of its Reporter on-machine probing app, complete with MTConnect data streaming capability, at EMO Hannover 2019.

Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, will demonstrate its RMP400 machine tool probe in combination with its SupaTouch technology at EMO Hannover 2019 in Germany, from 16th - 21st September. EMO Hannover is the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry and is a showcase for innovations and an essential driver of global production technology.