Utilizing Industry leading probing solutions, CAPPS-NC turns CNC machine tools into a fully functional CMM. Enabling on-machine probing, run measure-cut-measure workflow cycles, automating manufacturing, and providing full CMM quality reports
CAPPS-NC fully supports industry leading probes including Renishaw, Marposs, and Bloom. This compatibility ensures that users can seamlessly integrate their programing and inspection needs with the equipment found across the company footprint and diversity of machine tool manufactuers, enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of their manufacturing processes.
These probes are designed to detect the precise moment of contact with a workpiece, triggering a signal that captures the exact position. This capability is crucial for applications requiring high accuracy and repeatability, such as in aerospace and automotive industries. By integrating touch trigger probes with CAPPS-NC, manufacturers can achieve enhanced measurement accuracy and streamline their quality assurance processes.
Renishaw Standard Accuracy Probes
• OMP40-2
• OLP40
• OMP60
• RMP40
• RLP40
• RMP60
• LP2
Renishaw High Accuracy Machine Tool Probes
• OMP 400
• OMP 600
• RMP 600
• MP250
CAPPS-NC enables tactile analog scanning on your CNC machine, allowing for continuous data collection as the probe moves across the surface of a part. This method is particularly beneficial for capturing complex geometries and freeform surfaces, providing a detailed and accurate representation of the part's dimensions. By utilizing analog scanning, manufacturers can improve the precision of their measurements and reduce the time required for inspection processes while yeilding more detailed insight into measured surfaces.
Sample Applications
• Mold scanning cross sections to CAD
• Cylinder bore inspection for form error or tri-lobing
• Flatness measurement across precision machined mountain surface.
Probe Examples
• Renishaw SPRINT™ OSP60
Laser line scanning probes delivers non-contact inspection capability by recording projected laser line onto the part and recording individual points across the line, in the depth of field of a camera. Individual lines are captures many times per second at speciffic time intervals. This allows to digitize the workpiece with high density points and generate a digital twin.
CAPPS-NC software then is able to real time evaluate the data for quality control and closed-loop feedback to offset the cutting path and finish a perfect part.
Sample Applications
• Airframe stringers
• Composites
• Blades
• Mold and dies
Supported Laser Scanning Probes
• Keyence LJV-7000 Series Lasers
• Keyence LJ-X8000 Series Lasers
• Nikon LC15Dx & L100
• Micro Episilon
Learn more about laser laser scanning technology, scanning probes, and CAPP-NC Laser scanning software
Do you want to improve your CPK, reduce scrap, mitigate bottlenecks, drive down operational costs, and implement automation in your shop floor? With CAPPS-NC on-machine metrology software, you can achieve this. Check out our automation demo of CAPPS-NC.
Ray Karadayi's abstract details integrating blue light laser sensors within manufacturing systems for precise, fast data collection and metrology tasks, enabling adaptive manufacturing through real-time feedback to enhance quality and reduce costs.
Ray Karadayi's paper discusses innovations in machine tool in-process measurement, emphasizing metrology close loops for high precision and cost-efficient manufacturing. It covers the integration of CAD-based measurement software with machine tool controllers, enabling CMM-style measurement capabilities directly within the manufacturing process.
In-Process Measurement of Die & Mold by Ray Karadayi at Applied Automation Technologies focuses on integrating metrological analysis within manufacturing cycles for high precision parts. Utilizing on-machine probing and software like CAPPS-NC, this approach offers direct feedback and automated adjustments in manufacturing, enabling high-volume production efficiency.
