News release: XL-80 laser functionality extended to perform diagonal tests (doc)

Renishaw is launching a Linear diagonal measurement kit at EMO 2015.Laser diagonal tests can be used to measure diagonal positioning and reversal errors in accordance with B5.54 and ISO 230-6 standards. The ISO 230-6 standard states that diagonal displacement tests allow the estimation of the volumetric performance of a machine tool. The new kit is quick and easy to set-up, is easy to align and allows fast data analysis to international standards.