The advanced manufacturing division of Intoco (Independent Tool Consultants Ltd) a Gloucestershire, UK, based company, is a showcase for precision subcontract engineering. Five-axis simultaneous machining centres and 3D solid modelling capabilities are supplemented by an unerring commitment to quality control, with three of the company’s high-specification CNC machine tools being fitted with touch probe technology from Renishaw.
There are many elements to consider when measuring the errors relating to volumetric precision and to measure them all would take a long time. For example, there are tracker type volumetric precision measurement systems where, as the size of the machine i
projít na článekAs a specialist producer of fibreglass products across a wide variety of industries, Equinox 3D is often approached with intricate and bespoke designs. Thanks to the introduction of Renishaw probing systems to its manufacturing process, the company based
projít na článekAn increase in production orders for new breeds of high-volume and high-value automotive components required OMG to consider alternative approaches to part inspection. Investments in off-machine gauging and on-machine probing enabled the company to increa
projít na článekToolmaking has always been the preserve of craftsmen; even with the arrival of complex CNC machine tools the skill of the toolmaker is still required. However, innovative technology such as Renishaw’s Primo™ probing system is a proventimesaver for even th
projít na článekNissan saves £250,000 and achieves zero scrap with Renishaw probe systems. With negative headlines often surrounding the Western car industry, it is easy to forget that major manufacturers continue to operate world-class volume vehicle production faciliti
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