Helping Machine Tool Builders Make Precise Parallelism Measurements
Renishaw offers a new XK parallelism kit, which provides machine tool builders an innovative method of making precise parallelism measurements. You will use the XK10 alignment system to do this. That way, you can measure the deviation of point to point straightness, as well as any angular misalignment between the nominally parallel axes. This makes the machine laser alignment process go much smoother. Benefits of the XK Parallelism Kit With the XK parallelism kit, you can improve the accuracy of the machine’s mechanical alignment while you are assembling it. That will make the alignment more visible, as well. The kit comes with a pentaprism that you can use to more accurately move the laser from the launch unit by 90 degrees. That way, you can align the part along the reference rail. The benefit of this is that you will preserve the reference from your launch unit. Then you can compare it to the measurement rail. It will display the measurement digitally, so you can verif