Elevating Cutting Tool Quality Control
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The increasing demand for precision and performance in cutting tools, fuelled by new materials and machining applications, requires enhanced measurement capabilities. Critical parameters that must be monitored include roughness, GD&T (form/geometry), cutting-edge geometry, defect, wear, coating measurement, and integrity.
Traditional optical and contact methods offer limited geometric data, often lacking the ability to measure surface finish, edge radii, and rake, wedge, and clearance angles crucial for performance.
The Bruker Alicona EdgeMaster Optical Metrology systems provide the necessary high-resolution solution. They deliver traceable and repeatable results with high vertical resolution, operating effectively despite workshop challenges like vibration, temperature fluctuation, and ambient light.
The EdgeMaster precisely measures radii >2μm and accurately determines the rake, wedge, and clearance angles for both waterfall and trumpet edge types. Its high resolution also provides reliable chipping measurement and traceable roughness measurement on the rake face.
Utilizing the EdgeMaster on the factory floor drastically reduces measurement time, accelerating the return on investment (ROI).
These systems are suitable for use with both cutting tool inserts and rotary tooling and are perfectly suited for workshop quality control and are available from Optimax.
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