Calibrating the Squareness Between the Linear Axes Motions of Machine Tools
There are several methods that you might use to calibrate the squareness between the linear axes motions of machine tools. With a digital tool, you can look at the results of each method, and the results will depend on the straightness and squareness errors that the results might show. It is a good idea to look at the location where you did the test as well. Once you look at each of the machine calibration errors that you might have, you will be better prepared to fix them so you can reduce any unplanned downtime with your machinery and get the job done faster. Straightness of the Bi-Axial with an Indicator With this test, a company offering machine calibration services will use a mechanical square. This will get aligned to the axes you are looking at, and the company can measure each axis’s straightness deviation. The company will do this with a digital indicator. When the company has collected the relevant information for each of the axes, they can calculate the slope or inclin