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Document No. M017-7500.004

Oakdale, MN, USA www.lionprecision.com 651-484-6544

SPINDLECHECK INSPECTOR

USER’S GUIDE

Machine Tool Inspection

Summary of Contents for SPINDLECHECK

Page 1: ...www lionprecision com two year warranty Document No M017 7500 004 1 Oakdale MN USA www lionprecision com 651 484 6544 SPINDLECHECK INSPECTOR USER S GUIDE Machine Tool Inspection...

Page 2: ...s the operation of the Lion Precision s SpindleCheck Machine Capability Tester system with SpindleCheck Inspector Software Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions on how we can be o...

Page 3: ...GNETIC BASE 9 COMPONENT 6 PRECISION TARGET PIN 10 COMPONENT 7 ROUND ADAPTER 10 COMPONENT 8 ROUND WITH FLATS ADAPTER 10 COMPONENT 9 FLASH DRIVE WITH SOFTWARE 10 COMPONENT 10 BATTERY CHARGER 11 COMPONEN...

Page 4: ...ibration 29 Repeatability 31 Thermal 32 Setup Run 33 CUTTING CAPABILITY 33 Total Error 35 Runout 36 Roundness 38 Roughness 39 MEASUREMENT SEQUENCES 40 Measure Machine Sequence 40 Crash Test Sequence 4...

Page 5: ...urements are collected and analyzed by the SpindleCheck Inspector software Measurement results are presented on screen as changes over time or over different RPMs Overall values are calculated and pre...

Page 6: ...www lionprecision com two year warranty Document No M017 7500 004 6 Oakdale MN USA www lionprecision com 651 484 6544 SpindleCheck Components...

Page 7: ...ions a power switch and probe position indicators useful during setup The rear of the device has four rubber feet and is magnetic for securing to a clean surface inside the machine Probe Connections T...

Page 8: ...istance from the rotating target to avoid contact The PROBE SPACER is provided to set the ideal gap Signal Strength Indicator Conditions Green Good signal strength Red Poor signal strength or no rotat...

Page 9: ...ibration labels on the back of the electronics housing will list the specifics of the calibrations If capacitive probes are damaged the probe and the driver electronics for that channel must be replac...

Page 10: ...RIVE WITH SOFTWARE The Round Adapter mounts the probe nest to a cylindrical shank which can be mounted in the lathe turret To use the adapter remove the three screws holding the probe nest to the magn...

Page 11: ...art Number P017 7570 and 2901 0060 Charger The Ground Brush can be fastened into the probe nest and the carbon fiber brush used to ground the target pin while spinning This is usually not necessary bu...

Page 12: ...Inspector directory on your hard disk If you install the SpindleCheck Inspector software a second time using the same subdirectory the previous installation will automatically be uninstalled first To...

Page 13: ...Launch SpindleCheck Inspector section Machine Selection To make measurements SpindleCheck Inspector requires a SpindleCheck device to be connected and a machine to be loaded from the database When a...

Page 14: ...hness and report results for the Radial and Axial axes Initial Display When a measurement screen is first displayed it will show the most recent results of that measurement for the current machine At...

Page 15: ...The chart area of each screen displays a table of the measurements at each test condition RPM Time or Sample Moving the cursor over the chart will display the individual values at each point on the ta...

Page 16: ...ition the measurement probes Power the SpindleCheck device Insert a battery into the SpindleCheck or connect to power supply and turn the power switch on The NOT READY light will be on Index channel f...

Page 17: ...d on and its Not Ready light is off 2 Confirm that the computer is connected to the SpindleCheck wireless network or connected by USB cable 3 Then Retry Home Screen The Home Screen of SpindleCheck Ins...

Page 18: ...and the Target Pin placed in the axis of rotation of the machine The Target Pins are designed with a precise diameter and minimal roundness error The SpindleCheck system must know the size of the Targ...

Page 19: ...ed to restart the program if clicking No the language field changes back to previous language no restart is necessary Calibration The Calibration section lists the specific probe and electronic compon...

Page 20: ...sword Will show you the previous changed password by using this PC All text boxes must be entered If one of them is empty software will prompt warning There is a Show Password Checkbox User can check...

Page 21: ...er for the machine within the company This is often taken from an asset tag or similar identifier No two machines from the same company can have the same Machine ID Machine Type Vertical Machining Cen...

Page 22: ...ed More detail can be added to the new machine in the fields on the right side of the screen Import Export Data Machines and their measurements can be exported and imported as required to share machin...

Page 23: ...Click Import Data button Use the file selection popup to navigate to the desired smmx file and select the file The data in the file is imported into the local database Pass Fail Each measurement avail...

Page 24: ...on Crashing the pin into the probe could damage both the pin and the probe Install and Position Probes There are five goals in the mechanical setup Probes never make contact with target during rotatio...

Page 25: ...approximately centered over the Z probe and the collar on the pin is approximately centered with the index probe Go to Probe Setup function on SpindleCheck Inspector Adjust X and Y axes as necessary...

Page 26: ...he Y axis until it as at the high spot Use the probe spacer and move the Z axis probe to set the gap between the target pin and probe After removing the spacer the on screen indicator should be near t...

Page 27: ...Machine Sequence or Crash Test Sequence can guide you quickly through an entire machine measurement Measurement Types Reports and on screen displays can be filtered by the measurement type Measurement...

Page 28: ...est 2 Select a duration 10 120 minutes 3 Start the spindle turning at 75 of maximum 4 Begin the test The measurement will not run if the spindle is not rotating Description Measure the position of the...

Page 29: ...se When a cold spindle begins to rotate friction heating of the bearings causes the spindle to expand primarily in the Z axis Knowing the time until a machine stabilizes allows for more precise schedu...

Page 30: ...m of squares of the individual Vibration values X Y Z Note that the Combined value is always larger than any individual value Standards describe different types of vibration Seismic Vibration The vibr...

Page 31: ...locations and return to initial location 6 Take Sample 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the test is complete Description After establishing an initial position as a reference the spindle table is moved a...

Page 32: ...s for troubleshooting and experimenting There is no set process Begin to take measurements spindle can be turning but does not have to be turning and change thermal variables to see if it affects the...

Page 33: ...in the table Each speed must be at least 5 different than the next closest speed It is advised to go from slowest to fastest Click the top of the RPM column to sort the column if necessary 2 Start sp...

Page 34: ...speed Description When a stable Target RPM is detected SpindleCheck takes multiple measurements per revolution for 32 revolutions These measurements are used in the calculations of all the values in...

Page 35: ...spindle the Radial axis is a mathematical combination the X and Y axes which the standards call a rotating sensitive direction measurement In a turning spindle the Radial axis is the X axis which the...

Page 36: ...measurement includes the centering and roundness errors of the collet tool holder taper and the target pin itself Because of these errors runout is not a good indication of the condition of the rotar...

Page 37: ...ndle at different spindle speeds The total shift for each axis is the Maximum Minimum of the values charted for that axis The Combined Shift for the machine is the square root of the sum of squares of...

Page 38: ...a circle on a mill Roundness Capability is only measured on the Radial axis The calculation of the Radial axis measurement depends on whether it is a turning spindle or milling spindle If a milling s...

Page 39: ...le speeds for each axis The Combined Roughness Capability for the machine is the square root of the sum of squares of the individual Roughness values Radial Axial Note that the Combined value is alway...

Page 40: ...heir operating range the system will assume the probes have not yet been positioned and will begin with a probe setup process The sequence can be Canceled at any time with the button at the top left b...

Page 41: ...the results for each of the available measurements in SpindleCheck If a particular measurement has never been taken on a machine the section will display NO DATA With a machine capability report oper...

Page 42: ...5 TRAVEL CASE P017 7191 PROBE NEST WITH MAG BASE FOR 3 EA 8 mm PROBES XYZ P017 6207 GROUNDING BRUSH P017 4351 GAGE PIN 8mm INCLUDES PROTECTIVE TUBE CLEANING CLOTH AND MANUAL MFG5 1240 GAGE PIN 20mm IN...

Page 43: ...as a function of rotation angle with the workpiece centerline coincident with the axis of rotation Face error motion the sum of the axial error motion and the axial component of tilt motion at the spe...

Page 44: ...g sensitive direction the sensitive direction is rotating when the workpiece is fixed and the point of machining or measurement rotates Rotor the rotating element of a spindle Runout the total displac...

Page 45: ...m values over a specified period of time and under specified conditions Tilt error motion error motion in an angular direction relative to the Z reference axis Coning wobble swash tumbling and towerin...

Page 46: ...ate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will...

Page 47: ...interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L e...

Page 48: ...le Directives The battery complies with all applicable directives and appropriate standards e g safety EMC environmental recycling for all of the following Korea Japan Taiwan China Australia USA Canad...

Page 49: ...imum of 6 months shelf life with initial charge state of 40 when stored at 25 C Material Requirements Dangerous Substances All parts of the battery comply with RoHS II Directive 2011 65 EU REACH Direc...

Page 50: ...or backup purposes only LICENSEE takes full responsibility for the use and or any distribution of any copied software according to this license agreement 4 USE RESTRICTION As the LICENSEE you may tran...

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