Beyond positioning: The hidden errors in machine tools
Webinar overview
Understanding machine performance is the foundation of accurate manufacturing.
A machine may be designed to move in a perfectly straight line and reach an exact position. However, its actual movement can be affected by six different errors: linear positioning, horizontal straightness, vertical straightness, pitch, yaw and roll.
In a machine with multiple linear axes, these errors can combine and affect overall machine accuracy and performance. Join this webinar to understand these hidden machine errors and discover how the Renishaw XM-60 multi-axis calibrator can simultaneously measure all six degrees of freedom from a single set-up.
During this webinar, you will learn:
- What six degrees of freedom mean in a machine or motion system.
- How linear positioning, straightness, pitch, yaw and roll errors affect movement.
- Why measuring positioning error alone may not provide a complete view of machine performance.
- How errors from multiple axes combine to form the overall motion error.
- How machines are typically checked today.
- How the XM-60 system measures all 6DoF simultaneously from one set-up.
- How measurement data can support error analysis and effective correction using CARTO software.
Meet the presenters
Aveen Balakrishnan
Calibration Business Development Manager – India
Aveen has 20 years of industry experience and has been working with Renishaw for over 15 years. In today's session, Aveen will discuss machine tool errors, the need for comprehensive 6DoF measurement, and how the XM-60 assists in machine assessment and improvement.