Source for programmable xy tables and gantries?

[tomwalz]

Source for programmable xy tables and gantries?

Anybody have a supplier they particularly like?

Thanks,
tom


Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.

http://www.carbideprocessors.com

Good engineering starts with a Grainger Catalog.

 

[IRstuff]

How big? how accurate? That'll make some difference.

TTFN

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[CoryPad]

These are good:

http://www.dovermotion.com/SpecificProductFamilyPage.aspx?ID=3

Regards,

Cory

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[tomwalz]

Good question, thanks.

I want to run a probe back and forth over the surface of a saw blade and pick up variations within + / - 0.0001” (1/10,000)

Saw blades are from 8” to 22” in diameter.

I can find lots of stuff for wafers and similar but need something much less accurate and much less expensive.

I would like to find a probe and a digital readout with the capability to link to a PC and either a programmable xy table or gantry to handle a saw blade 10” in diameter.

Keyence was by yesterday with a great probe and read out for about $800 but it was accurate to microns and that level of accuracy is a disadvantage in the tool industry.

Tom


Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.

http://www.carbideprocessors.com

Good engineering starts with a Grainger Catalog.

 

[IRstuff]

There's Velmex:

http://www.unislide.com/maxy40.htm.

http://www.velmex.com/pdf/m-cat-pdf/motorized-price-list.pdf

do you already have the profilometer itself?

TTFN

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[tomwalz]

I saw the Keyence equipment but am open and would appreciate other suggestions.

tom

Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.

http://www.carbideprocessors.com

Good engineering starts with a Grainger Catalog.