b'measurements of thick workpiecescan lead to failure. tasks that normally require separate while avoiding interference. Addi- But the main selling point of thesystems.tionally, the redesigned sliding axisRoundtracer Extreme is that it savesThe neat part is that it encom-gives the flexibility to measure var- setup time and shop floor spacepasses three measuring disciplines ious geometries in hard-to-accessby handling multiple measuringin one machine, Lee said.CTEareas, according to the company.Another redesigned component is the rotary table. For improved re-peatability, the turntable features in-creased rigidity and new internal ar-chitecture that reduces the positional changes of the workpiece during the measurement process, Mitutoyo re-ports. In addition, software improve-ments that allow the acquisition of rotary table measurement data at any angle reduce positioning times by about 40% compared with other systems in the same product family, according to the company.TheRoundtracerExtremecan measure workpieces with diameters up to 680 mm and weighing as much as 60 kg. Suitable applications include measurement of camshafts, splines, toolholders, transmission compo-nents and electric motor cores. In the case of camshafts, Mitutoyo points out that measurement of cam round-ness, shape and surface roughness, which used to require multiple instru-ments and setups, now can be han-dled by a single machine.In addition to a PC, the Round-tracer Extreme comes with the com-panys Roundpak software, which en-ables measurement of parameters, such as roundness/cylindricity, flat-ness and parallelism. The systems capabilities also can be enhanced by optional MCubeMap software, which uses a variety of graphic tech-nologies for the visualization of con-tour and surface roughness data. Among other things, MCubeMap supports lead (twist) analysis of a ro-tating shaft. Common in the auto-motive industry, this analysis is used to detect seal leakage and wear that ctemag.com/cteguide.com9MachineTech.indd 9 6/15/23 11:46 AM'