To control manufacturing processes, gauges, such as sets of callipers, go / no-go gauges or bore gauges, have been used for decades. The Equator system is an innovative flexible gauge designed to provide speed, repeatability and ease of use for manual or automated applications on the shop floor.
Renishaw's Equator gauging systems are an innovative and highly repeatable gauging technology, based on the traditional comparison of production parts to a reference master part. Re-mastering is as swift as measuring a production part and immediately compensates for any change in the thermal conditions of a shop-floor environment. Equator systems can be used in factories with wide temperature variation – simply re-master and the system is ‘re-zeroed', ready for repeatable comparison to the master.
The role of EquatorTM gauging Systems on the shop floor
As part of an automated cell
• Delivers all the benefits of a standalone Equator gauging system
• Connection to robots and controllers eliminates human error and boosts throughput
• Offset feedback can be sent directly to the machine tool controllers
• Parts can be automatically sorted based on whether they pass or fail inspection
As a standalone gauging system
• Measurement of all critical features is achievable on a single device
• Allows in-process corrections to be made manually or automatically after key manufacturing operations
• Allows increased frequency of inspection and rapid reaction to process variation
Software for EquatorTM gauging systems
The EquatorTM gauging systems built-in Process Monitor software can connect directly to the CNC controllers. There is a range of options for feeding back offsets and corrections to the process, including the ability to set warning limits so that action is taken before out of tolerance parts are made. Measurement results and process corrections are displayed instantly on a run chart, which shows trends and production history.
• Intuitive software featuring image-driven program selection, execution and data reporting
• Parts identified by images, part numbers or bar code scanner
• Remaining inspection time and Pass or Fail outcome displayed
• Process Monitor tracks run performance indicating process drift
• Rapidly create gauging routines for a wide range of parts
• Easily program scanning or touch measurements on the Equator gauge
• CAD-driven offline programming, supporting IGES, STEP, Parasolid® & VDA-FS formats
• Integration with CATIA® (v4 & v5), Siemens® NX™, Pro/E® and Solidworks® CAD/CAM solutions
• Native DMIS support
• Full motion simulation and collision detection
• Powerful text and graphical reporting
• Flexible data output, including certified Q-DAS
Refer to MODUS METROLOGY SOFTWARE
Benefit of The Equator™ gauging system:
• Flexible repeatable gauging system
• Designed for shop floor use
• Measures like a hard gauge plus;
• Form and true position
• Able to switch between multiple parts
• Simple fixturing
• Cost-effective and reusable: Low initial cost, Low installation costs, Low maintenance costs, Low training overheads
The Equator gauging family includes four highly repeatable, thermally insensitive and
programmable inspection devices. Both the Equator 300 gauge and Equator 500 gauge are available in standard or extended heights. With an exceptional footprint-to-measuring-volume ratio, and ±2 µm uncertainty over a 5 °C - 50 °C temperature range, the Equator gauging family is perfectly suited to inspecting parts right where they are produced; on the shop floorammable inspection devices.
Equator 300
• Working volume XY: Ø 300 mm, Z: 150 mm
• Comparison uncertainty: ±2 µm
• Operating temperature: +5 °C to +50 °C
• Maximum workpiece weight: 25 kg
Equator 300 Extended Height
• Working volume raised by 150 mm (Z), XY: Ø 300 mm, Z: 300 mm
• Allows for better access for mechanical loading systems.
• Extended working volume in Z with use of module changing
Equator 500
• Working volume XY: Ø 500 mm, Z: 250 mm
• Comparison uncertainty: ±2 µm
• Operating temperature: +5 °C to +50 °C
• Maximum workpiece weight: 100 kg
Equator 500 Extended Height
• Working volume raised by 150 mm (Z), XY: Ø 500 mm, Z: 400 mm
• Allows for better access for mechanical loading systems.
• Extended working volume in Z with module changing
Celebrating 50 years of innovation
At Renishaw, we have spent 50 years engineering change. Our company was established in 1973 by David McMurtry (now Sir David McMurtry), Executive Chairman, and John Deer, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. Renishaw's first product, the touch-trigger probe, was invented by Sir David to solve a specific inspection requirement for the Olympus engines used in Concorde. This innovative product led to a revolution in three-dimensional co-ordinate measurement, enabling the accurate measurement of machined components and finished assemblies.
Throughout our history, Renishaw currently has 77 offices in 36 countries, with more than 5,000 employees worldwide. More than 3,000 people work in the UK, where the majority of research, development and manufacturing takes place.
Achievements that RENISHAW has achieved:
- 1972 - David McMurtry invents first touch-trigger probe
- 1977 - First dedicated probe for machine tools - enabling automated setting and inspection
- 1987 - First laser interferometer system – transforming the speed and accuracy of machine calibration
- 1989 - Introduction of the first range of encoder readheads and interfaces
- 1995 - First laser scale system
- 2001 - David McMurtry receives knighthood ‘for services to design and innovation'
- 2022 - Announce detailed Net Zero emissions commitments
- 2022 - £65 million expansion begins at Miskin manufacturing site in South Wales
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