Renishaw's free software for ballbar users

The software is currently shipped with all Renishaw's QC20-W ballbar kits, allowing fast machine tool performance testing and analysis. It is also compatible with QC10 ballbars (when used with suitable PC operating system software) so users can run a single software programme even if they use both QC10 and QC20-W ballbars. This latest version has been enhanced to give even greater flexibility for testing and reporting. Renishaw's QC10 and QC20-W telescopic ballbars are a practical method for quickly checking machine tool positioning performance. The new QC20-W retains the QC10's principle of a simple CNC circular program, and powerful analysis software. Together, these can quickly diagnose and quantify machine positioning errors including servo mismatch, stick-slip errors, backlash, repeatability, scale mismatch and machine geometry as well as giving an overall circularity error value. The software is available to download at the link below or contact your local Renishaw office for a CD.