Especially in the tool and mold making industry a considerable amount of time passes between the creation of a NC program an the actual use of "real" tools in the machining center…
The software module tool realityCheck from Zoller is designed to provide fast, precise collision checks during setup to determine whether a scanned tool matches the original simulation tool. The module records the tool’s actual contour while it is rotated, simulating the machining process...
»hobCheck«: Zoller offers inspection for hob cutters (Geartechnology)
Gear cutting is an challenging task. Only perfect an re-sharpened tools can guarantee correct workpieces, short setup times and low downtimes of expensive gaer cutting machines…