How is your feeling about the importance of the workpiece temperature?
How do you use the functionality of compensation in your daily business: the sensor is at its standard position or do you adapt it to each workpiece individually?
And what would you think about knowing the temperature before you start the measurement?
Temperature of workpieces
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Re: Temperature of workpieces
A few questions to you
What kind of tolerances are you trying to hold?
How big are your parts?
What temperature is your environment?
What temperature is your part?
What kind of tolerances are you trying to hold?
How big are your parts?
What temperature is your environment?
What temperature is your part?
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Tom Oakes
Methods Machine Tools Inc.
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Re: Temperature of workpieces
to keep it as simple as possible I'll take a sample application:
tolerances are <10 µm with lengths of approx. 500 mm
environment is an air conditioned measuring room at target temperature of 21 °C
workpiece temperature varies between 21 and 24 °C, sometimes higher as it comes from production areas
tolerances are <10 µm with lengths of approx. 500 mm
environment is an air conditioned measuring room at target temperature of 21 °C
workpiece temperature varies between 21 and 24 °C, sometimes higher as it comes from production areas
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Re: Temperature of workpieces
Yes, certainly temperature compensation should be considered in this application.
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Re: Temperature of workpieces
3°C workpiece temperature variation on a 500 mm length workpiece would lead to a geometric workpiece change (thermal expansion) of roughly:
36µm for aluminum workpieces ((24 µm/K/m)*0,5m*3K)
17µm for steel workpieces ((11 µm/K/m)*0,5m*3K)
So yes, temp compensation is important
Regards,
Frank
36µm for aluminum workpieces ((24 µm/K/m)*0,5m*3K)
17µm for steel workpieces ((11 µm/K/m)*0,5m*3K)
So yes, temp compensation is important
Regards,
Frank