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Touch probes and vision systems

HEIDENHAIN offers universal, high-accuracy touch probes for machine tools, enabling exact tool measurement, edge measurement on parts, and more. Proven technologies, such as wear-free optical sensors, collision protection, and integrated cleaning blowers, make these touch probes a dependable asset for tool and part measurement. The vision systems from HEIDENHAIN can also be conveniently deployed to monitor tools for even greater process reliability.

TS 760 and TS 750 workpiece touch probes: In-process machining progress monitoring

Leverage in-process workpiece monitoring. For this task, HEIDENHAIN is introducing the new TS 760, an even more accurate variant of the familiar TS 460 workpiece touch probe with cleaning jets and EnDat support. The TS 750 was developed specifically for in-situ workpiece inspection in grinding applications.

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VT 122 vision system: holistic tool inspection inside the machine

The VT 122 measuring camera fulfills three tasks within one system: tool presetting, tool inspection, and tool wear measurement as with a microscope. The VTC software enables automated and time-saving in-process tool inspection and breakage monitoring inside the machine. As a result, you can monitor and document tool condition and wear during unattended shifts, for every tooth and from different perspectives.

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TD 110 tool breakage detector: Touchless tool breakage detection

Perform in-process tool breakage detection for any tool starting with a diameter of 0.4 mm and a tooth length of 2 mm, and save up to six seconds for each tool change compared with laser-based systems. The TD 110 inductive tool breakage detector from HEIDENHAIN touchlessly detects rotating tools as they pass by at rapid traverse. The detector can be installed as a retrofit in nearly any machine tool and connects to the control via a touch probe interface. If the control doesn't receive the expected switching signal, then it can send a message, stop the NC program or perform some other user-defined action. Cost and time savings, along with greater process reliability, are the result.

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Workpiece touch probes

The HEIDENHAIN workpiece touch probes enable setup, measurement, and inspection functionality inside the machine tool. When the stylus is deflected upon contact with a workpiece surface, a switching signal is sent to the control via cable, radio or infrared transmission.

Tool touch probes

Improve your machining outcomes with our tool breakage detector and touch probes. These reliable and efficient HEIDENHAIN solutions inspect and measure your tools, allowing you to reduce scrap, eliminate rework, minimize downtime and boost your machining accuracy.

Vision systems

Never lose sight of your tools: HEIDENHAIN vision systems enable on-machine tool wear and breakage inspection for individual tool edges and entire tools, allowing users to detect worn tools and prevent machining mistakes before it's too late.

Reduce idle time and raise productivity

Workpiece setup and tool inspection are key factors in process reliability. But they cost time. The more complex the setup, the more time it takes. And the more complex the machining job, the more tool checks are needed.

For workpiece setup, HEIDENHAIN touch probes such as the TS 460 speed up each probing cycles by up to 30%. At very high accuracy.

For tool inspection, the TD 110 tool breakage detector checks tools in the machine's workzone up to six seconds faster than conventional laser systems. That's six seconds of saved idle time.

Use our simple online calculation tool to see how much idle time you can save with the HEIDENHAIN breakage detector and touch probes:

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