(Renishaw: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, UK) -- Renishaw’s AxiSet Check-Up is a cost-effective solution for checking the alignment and positioning performance of rotary axes. In just a few minutes, users of five-axis machining centers and multitasking mill-turn machines can identify and report on poor machine alignments and geometry that can cause extended process setting times, as well as nonconforming parts. The latest release is now available, offering significant new benefits to users.

There has been strong growth in the market for multi-axis machines, but until now, no easy and reliable process existed for analyzing the performance of rotary axes and identifying problems caused by incorrect machine setup, collisions, or wear. Key to precision machining is the ability to understand the location of the centers of rotation of the rotary axes relative to the machine’s linear axes. Without accurate data about these “pivot points,” a machine’s controller will be unable to reliably control the relative positions of the tool and component as the rotary axes are moving, leading to inconsistent machining results.

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