Inspection System Accommodates Long Broach Tools, Shaft Parts

Available from Kapp Technologies, the RPS 3000V from R&P Metrology is a vertical inspection system designed for broach tools and shaft parts ranging to 3,000 mm in length and 500 mm in diameter. The system is said to generate accurate measurements of involute and non-involute teeth as well as helix and pitch measurements. It is equipped with the TBroach software package, which utilizes the scanning touch probe on the system to accurately measure and analyze critical features on broach tools. Designed for measuring long tools, the low-profile machine base can be installed in a pit to position the rotary table at floor level and make it easier to load parts for inspection. Granite air bearings and linear motor technologies provide wear-free, consistent and thermally stable measurements, and the active air suspension system eliminates the need for a foundation, the company says.