b'You just press the cycle-start button, and in30 minutes or less you will get the center point.way of doing this is to call in a main-tenance person, who may take a day or two to find a new pivot pointtime that the machine will beREADY TO SHIP:down. composite routersWith the AxiCheck system, on the other hand, and a probe already in the machine, you just press the cycle-start button, he said, and in 30 minutes or less you will get the center point.In addition to checking a machine after a crash, AxiCheck can be used during regularly scheduled preven-tive maintenance. Mundra said this is a good idea because gear wear may change a machine pivot point every few months.Besides its role with five-axis ma-chines, the system can be used to check the linear axes of three-axis machines. But AxiCheck is not for machines with rotating heads. He said these present a much more complicatedmeasurementand analysis problem than machines with rotating tables or trunnions. However, he added that Marposs is working on software for head-rotat-ing machines. Some of our most popular For now, though, at least ownersTHE RIGHT of fixed-head machines have a newdesigns are now in stock, option for fast axis checkups.CTE TOOL ready to ship when youRIGHT NOW! need them.about the authorTo request a quotevisit amamcotool.com William Leventonor call 800.833.2239. is a contributing writer for CTE. Contact him at 609-926-6447800.833.2239 www.amamcotool.comor [email protected]/cteguide.com25MachineTech.indd 25 7/20/20 9:19 AM'