Using cutting-edge metrology tools from MSP
By moving to proactive control of their machine tools, Dowse Engineering has removed variability, cut downtime and enhanced efficiency.
Precision engineering services firm, Dowse Engineering, has taken accuracy for its machine shop to the next level by introducing cutting-edge metrology tools from MSP onto three of its 5-axis CNC machine tools.
Based in Bletchley, United Kingdom, Dowse Engineering is a leader in the manufacture of precision and micro-mass production components for various industries including the defence, aerospace, motorsport and high-end automotive sectors. To keep to tight specifications and critical deadlines, the company has a commitment for continual investment in precision CNC machining technology.
Following a drive for more analytics across the shopfloor, Dowse Engineering approached MSP to pinpoint the root cause of part-to-part variation and inconsistencies across different CNC machines and enhance shopfloor consistency and performance.
MSP’s initial assessment concluded that inconsistencies across Dowse’s machine tools could be coming from either errors in the probes or the machines themselves.
The only way to ensure the probe has been set up and calibrated without error is to perform these processes automatically. Currently, MSP’s ground-breaking AutoClock device is the only way to automatically find the position of the calibration artefact in the machine and then calibrate the probe automatically to ensure micron levels of accuracy and that no errors are creating inconsistencies or poor production results.
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