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Renishaw showcases smart factory solutions
at IMTEX 2019
G
lobal engineering company, Renishaw, returns to
IMTEX for the show’s 50th anniversary, which is taking
place at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre,
Bangalore, India from January 24th to 30th, 2019. The show’s
50th anniversary will be marked by the introduction of an
Industry 4.0 pavilion. In line with this, Renishaw will showcase
a complete automation cell, demonstrating to manufacturers
how intelligent process control is key to the operation of
a successful smart factory.Additionally, the company will
launch several new products to address the industry’s need
for automated process control.
Renishaw can be found in Hall 3A on stall B103 and the
company will also showcase how it has taken the lead in
additive manufacturing (AM) on a separate stand, D102 in
Hall 6.
Intelligent process control
By exhibiting a high-productivity machining cell, Renishaw will
demonstrate how integrating smart factory process control
can transform a machine shop’s production capabilities,
improving speed, ease-of-use and flexibility. The cell highlights
how CNC machining operations can benefit from high levels
of automation and connectivity and demonstrates process
control techniques that Renishaw uses in its own factories for
automated precision manufacturing.
Renishaw will demonstrate intelligent process control for
larger parts, by exhibiting the Equator TM 500. The new, larger
system enables the accurate gauging of larger parts due to a
working volume of 500 mm in diameter and up to 400 mm
in height, increasing the flexibility and range of applications
for the EquatorTM system. Accurate between 5 ºC and 50 ºC
at any rate of temperature change, the system can achieve
scanning speeds above 200 mm/s.
The new Equator TM 500 system is suited to applications such
as the manufacture of car and truck transmissions, engine
housings and drive train parts. Due to the introduction of
Intelligent Process Control (IPC) software, manufacturers can
automate process control and tool offset correction directly
to CNC machines from any Equator gauge.
“IMTEX provides Renishaw with a global platform to launch
several new products, as well as demonstrate many that are
established,” explained Paul Weaver, Vice President of Sales
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