I work in a manufacturing facility and we're mounting a robot to a semi-moveable skid so it can be moved as needed. The goal being that the robot can be moved & reconfigured to do different tasks as needed without needing to rip up concrete, etc. The skid is pretty straightforward, C channel...
We're working on a project to roll thread some solution annealed 718 and have run into issues with lap formation. The parts are roll threaded in an infeed setup using a 2-die roller machine (setup picture below.) The dies are 6" long and close in on a 5" machined blank with chamfered ends. After...
I'm looking to measure the total runout of a very long shaft along the entire length. A 1" diameter shaft, 5' long, with datums 3" from each end, and a total runout requirement of .005".
The traditional method would be to put the datums on Vee-blocks and roll it then drag the dial indicator up...