Introduction to Basic Metrology Using the Telescoping Ballbar

Schedule

Tue Oct 04 2022 at 08:00 am to Thu Oct 06 2022 at 04:00 pm

Location

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. | East Hartford, CT

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About this Event

Join CCAT and Renishaw for this comprehensive 3-day in-person paid ballbar training. This training involves a careful examination of the use of a telescoping ballbar as a tool for evaluating displacement errors on machines or devices which work within three dimensional rectangular coordinate systems. Emphasis is on development of basic metrology skills, visualization, and solutions for spatial geometric problems using telescoping ballbars on linear motion CNC devices. This is an introductory course designed for individuals looking to develop skills to record error events and interpret information collected.  Although this course is an introductory, it meets the needs of many students with other interests as a refresher course for improving telescoping ballbar analysis skills, a course for students interested in pursuing, selling and supporting metrology measurement services or a course that simply satisfies a student's curiosity in measurement using telescoping ballbars.

Learning Objectives:

  • Familiarize students with basic concepts of metrology
  • Familiarize students with errors found in rectangular coordinate systems
  • Provide students with opportunities to develop an understanding of linear motion carriage errors
  • Provide students with ability to setup telescoping ballbar hardware
  • Provide students with the ability to differentiate between machine and test errors on analysis plots
  • Explain software interface for efficient capture and analysis
  • Provide students with the ability to evaluate and quantify telescoping ballbar polar plot test data

Day 1, Tue. October 4, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

  • Types of Error
  • History of units
  • Improving metrology with unit selection
  • PPM Formula for success
  • Machine tool coordinate systems
  • Measuring error with other instruments
  • Ballbar hardware

Day 2, Wed. October 5, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

  • How CNC machines perform circular tool paths
  • Interpreting radial deviation
  • Using capture and analysis software

Day 3, Thu. October 6, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

  • Setting up the telescoping ballbar test
  • Evaluating measured results
  • Making changes to the machine geometry
  • Making changes to the machine control
  • Using ballbar trace hardware and software
  • Diagnosing trace errors

Target Audience:  Shop Leads, Manufacturing and Process Engineers, Facilities Managers or anyone interested in exploring and learning more about this equipment.

Trainer:  Justin Lebel, Renishaw

Registration is required and the 3-day training cost $2,000 per person. This training will require a minimum of 5 attendees to run.

CCAT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is located at the Raytheon Technologies Research Center which is adjacent to The Pratt & Whitney Campus at 409 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT. CCAT is an export control facility and all visitors at CCAT’s Advanced Technology Center will be required to sign in and present proof of citizenship. Acceptable forms for identification include a verified license/ID, passport, green card, or birth certificate. Visitors who are citizens of an embargoed country and do not have a valid US Green Card will not be permitted in the facility. CCAT follows all current CDC, State of Connecticut and Town of East Hartford, CT COVID protocols and masks are required.

Workshop Cancellations Policy for Attendees

  • Cancellation by CCAT and or Renishaw. If the minimum number attendees do not register for a scheduled Workshop, either CCAT or Renishaw may cancel a Workshop with five (5) business days notice to Attendees and to the other party.   Registrants will have an option to receive credit and register for future Workshop or to request a full refund.
  • Cancellation by Registrant with more than ten (10) or business days advanced notice. If an Attendee cancels their Workshop registration with more than ten (10) business days advance notice, the Attendee may take a credit and reschedule their Workshop within one-hundred and eighty (180) days from the original Workshop date or request a full refund.
  • Cancellation by Attendee with ten (10) or less business days advanced notice. If an Attendee cancels their Workshop registration with ten (10) of less business days advance notice, the Attendee will only be eligible for a credit or a fifty percent (50%) refund.
  • Attendees that do not notify either party prior to the start of class and do not show will not receive a refund.


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Where is it happening?

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., 409 Silver Lane, East Hartford, United States

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USD 2000.00

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