b'\x1b\x1a\x19 \x1f\x18\x1d\x17\x16Machine Technologyto see if your axes and machine ro- the artifact, a unit with one or twoence point while the probe moves tation point are good. spheres that is held in place onaroundandmeasurementsare AxiCheck takes measurementsa machine table with a magnetictaken.to determine reference values onbase. The artifact serves as a refer- AxiCheck software uses instruc-tional items called macros to direct the movement of the probe and machine during the measurement process. When an AxiCheck user presses a button to start the process Visit OMAX.com/virtual-trade-shows for on-demand content of establishing a machines center of rotation, a macro sets the machine in motion so the artifact with the sin-gle sphere can be measured in dif-ferent locations. The measurement data is fed to a computer, which performs a volumetric analysis that identifies the machines pivot point.In addition to checking the cen-ter of rotation, AxiCheck measures the parallelism of the machine axes to see if they are pointing in the right direction. The system can de-tect inaccuracies in the positioning of linear axes in real time using the artifact with two spheres set a pre-determined distance apart. Like the single-sphere artifact used to check the center of rotation, this artifact is mounted on the machine and then rotated to different positions where measurements are taken.The graphical data produced by AxiCheck can be displayed on the screen of a Windows-based com-puter. If a measurement is out of tolerance, the system also can send warning and alarm messages to alert a user.Mundra said in most cases, Axi-Check would be used after a ma-chine crash.Brand-newmachinescome pre-aligned, and you get a center of rotation, he said. But when a crash occurs in the users shop, that may change the pivot point. So you need to establish a new one.Mundra said the conventional 24AUGUST 2020 MachineTech.indd 24 7/20/20 9:19 AM'