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Instruction Manual boreCONTROL (PDF 3.73 MB)

New: Interior wall inspection of bore holes

boreCONTROL is designed for the inspection of small bore holes from ø4 mm. The measurement system consists of a sensor with integrated rotary drive, a motor controller, a sensor controller and an exchangeable sensor lance. boreCONTROL is based on confocal chromatic sensor technology. The rotating sensor lance enables a circular measurement. The system provides non-contact diameter measurements in bore holes and cavities.

Measuring Priciple

The confocal chromatic measuring principle offers the following advantages:

Non-contact measurement with small light spot
High resolution in radial & axial direction
High dynamics (sampling rate up to 25kHz)
Applicable on many materials

Applications

Measurement of precision parts for turning, milling, deep drawing, injection moulding etc.
First-off sample inspection or in-process diameter measurements
Surface assessment & defect detection
For numerous applications in the automotive industry, aircraft industry, medical engineering and in machine building

boreCONTROL LAB

boreCONTROL LAB is a device designed for laboratory use. This benchtop unit is ideally suited to applications in development and quality assurance, including for example first-off samples or production spot checks. boreCONTROL LAB is easy to set up and configure, providing high precision statements about the quality of bore holes or cavities in the diameter range from 4mm up to 16mm.

System design
A granite table enables temperature-resistant and vibration-free measurements. The sensor consists of a quickly exchangeable sensor lance and a rotary drive. It is moved by a high precision linear stage in axial direction (z direction). Sensors for the diameters 4 to 10mm, 8 to 13mm and 10 to 16mm are available. Measurement objects can be easily fixed using a chuck and precisely positioned with a manual x-/y-table. Operation and evaluation are performed via an industrial tablet PC.

Special Features

Measurement of a wide variety of materials, also sensitive surfaces
Time-saving inspection of precision parts or machine setup
High precision and detailed statements about dimensions and quality of interior walls
Fast setup

Software

The user-friendly software included in the scope of supply offers the following features:

Set up and configuration z axis and sensor
2D display of diameter
Polar plot for visualization of diameter
2D visualization of interior wall for surface assessment
Tabular presentation of measurement values
Protocol file with measurement values for export to e.g. MS Excel

System components for customer-specific applications

The system components can be purchased individually. boreCONTROL consists of a rotating unit with exchangeable sensor lance, motor controller and sensor controller. The rotary drive is operated by the motor controller. The sensor controller serves for parameter set up and signal processing. Via the Ethernet interface of the controller, boreCONTROL provides a data package with distance, angle and intensity figures. For customer software development, a SDK is included.

Details

Measuring ranges: 4 - 10mm and 10 - 16mm

Non-contact measurement

Short measurement cycles due to high sampling rate

Intensitiy evaluation enables confocal chromatic distance measurement and surface inspection

High reproducibility and accuracy

Optical temperature compensation