Blum in touch with customer demands at MACH 2010

New developments to these products will appear alongside well established products like the LaserControl NT-H 3D and the Z-Probe series for tool setting and measurement, on stand 5130. On the Blum stand will be the established TC50 Workpiece Touch Probe that is used to determine workpiece position and calculate tolerance deviations and thermal drift in machining centres. The TC50 has accuracy and repeatability of 1 µm, with a measuring speed of 3 m/min in all approach directions. Alongside the TC50, will be the TC52 with a diameter of 40 mm and an effective length from spindle nose to stylus tip of only 112 mm. For higher accuracy, versatility and reliability, Blum-Novotest will exhibit the TC53-10 probe that is used on milling, turning or combined mill/turn machines for tool and workpiece measurement. It will appear alongside the TC53-20 probe, an alternative to the Z-Nano IR for tool setting in all three axes. For additional turning and round work applications, Blum will show its established TC76-N touch which has been designed for both tool and workpiece measurement in turning machines To support the measurement of the workpiece and working in conjunction with the TC range of Blum spindle probes, the company will demonstrate its new FormControl V3 software at MACH. This latest addition to the FormControl software family is ideal for 5-axis applications and it allows the end user to eliminate additional CMM set-up times. Version 3 measures the workpiece in situ without the need to remove the component and put it on a co-ordinate measuring machine.