GearmeasuringcenterKlingelnbergP40ThisfullyautomaticCNCcontrolledgearmeasuringcenterhasbeendesignedasacompactunitforthesmallerworkpiecediameterrangeupto400mm.Themeasuringcenterissuitablefortestingspurandhelicalgearsaswellashobs,shaper-andshavingcutters,wormsandwormgears,bevelgearsandgeneraldeviationsindimension,formandlocationofrotationsymmetricalworkpieces,curveandcamshaftmeasurementsandrotors.Inadditiontothemechanicalcomponentsofthemeasuringcentersuchasbed,workpiecerotation,thetailstock,thehorizontal,verticalandtangentialmeasuringaxisandthe3Dtracerhead,a4-axispathcontrolinconjunctionwithacomputerensuresthefunctionsofthismachine.Preparatoryworksforcarryingoutameasurementareextremelysimpleonthismachineconcept.Afterswitchingonthemeasuringmachine,thereferencepointisautomaticallyacceptedbyindividualmeasuringaxes.Oncetheevaluatingcomputerhasreadtheprogramanddataintothemachinecontrol,themeasuringcenterisreadyforuse.Whereanew,ayetunknownworkpieceistobetested,ameasuringprogrammustbeprovidedpriortotheautomaticmeasuringcycle.Forrepeatmeasurementsofaworkpiece,activationofastoredmeasuringprogrambyinputofaworkpiecenumberisadequate.Extensivesoftwareprogramsareavailabletoevaluatethemeasuringresults.