Measurement Technology Software

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1 Measurement Technology Software For all WALTER CNC Helicheck series measuring machines WALTER measurement technology software has been developed in cooperation with global leading tool manufacturers and is perfectly coordinated with WALTER Helicheck CNC measuring machines. Easy Check Innovative tool measurement technology with fully-automatic profile detection Quick-Check Modular Standard of flexible and intelligent WALTER measurement technology Quick-Check Grinding Wheels For perfect grinding results Teach-In Mode Expansion of measuring tasks ViaScan High-precision contour measurement ViaFit Comparison of target and actual values for rapid profile control DXF-Generator DXF of an unknown contour FTC WALTER correction software Form Tool Compensation Creating Tool Performance.

2 WALTER Easy Check Software Benefit from the latest innovative tool measurement technology with fully-automatic profile detection. Easy Check is the extremely convenient and technically smart alternative to standard manual profile projectors and presetting devices. It measures tools and detects profiles digitally and automatically with a click of a mouse on WALTER CNC measuring machines. No complex preparatory work is required the CNC axes are controlled fully electronically on the screen during the measurement process. Manual mechanical movements by winding handles or moving joysticks are no longer required, the position is measured precisely, fully auto matically and reliably without intervention by the operator. The macro function allows measurement data to be copied and made available as measuring programs for further measuring processes. Thus, other identical parts can be measured rapidly and efficiently in the fully automatic measuring sequence. An outstanding feature of WALTER Easy Check is its interactive operating system, which can be learned intuitively and rapidly by any employee with one brief training session. There is now a convenient, high-precision electronic alternative to manual tool and profile measurements in the production environment. From now on, you can forget mechanical movements of axes and operator-induced deviations when measuring tools and detecting profiles. Precise measurement results prevent waste and you can set or readjust your grinding machines perfectly. The ease of operation means that no cost-intensive training courses are required and you can assign your employees flexibly. Benefit from cost savings due to rapid and reliable measurement. In the measuring process, the CNC axes are controlled electronically via the innovative mouse function only.

3 Measuring tools using WALTER Easy Check is so easy: Interactive profile detection, fully-automatic with maximum positioning accuracy. 1 Automatic positioning of the tool tip. 4 Automatic detection of the tool shape based on the coordinates. 2 Increase the scale, zoom out with the mouse. Orientation on the tool coordinate system. 5 The overall tool contour is gradually recorded with random profile detection. 3 After the next coordinate point is set with the mouse: automatic positioning. 6 The trained measuring sequence is saved as a file. 2 3

4 WALTER Software Quick-Check Modular Use the standard software for maximum performance with all WALTER measuring machines. Quick-Check Modular by WALTER is powerful smart software customdeveloped to control the optical CNC tool measuring machines in the Helicheck series. The highly-flexible, individually combinable and ad justable range of features includes the following components: QCM Order Management Database-backed management of order data, measurement data and measuring programs. QCM Measurement Technology Software The fully configured software for measuring tools and creating measuring programs incl. Autocheck! New measuring programs and documentation created with QCM can be expanded and completed using optional software packages such as Teach-In Mode, ViaScan, ViaFit and DXF-Generator. The special quality and performance of WALTER Quick-Check Modular is revealed in its great flexibility and ease of programming. Excellent graphic displays support simple operation and a reliable user interface.

5 WALTER QCM Order Management Software Keep all measuring programs clearly organised. Order Management, which is integrated in Quick-Check Modular, allows you to manage all measuring programs through your company and organise and clearly structure all data in a single location. You can create and structure a database with groups, sub-groups and other branches in accordance with your internal company organisation e.g. by customer, tool, operator or order. You can use this database locally or globally as required. A convenient search function allows you to find all programs and information by ID number or text comment rapidly. The intuitive operating interface minimises the need for training. In addition to this, the WALTER Quick-Check Grinding Wheels software and/or Teach-In Mode can also be linked in order to manage these programs centrally here. Rapid access via user-specific organised allocation of measuring programs and a common interface for all software packages such as Quick-Check applications and Teach-In Mode. You can organise your measuring programs simply and quickly, e.g. tool or customer-specific. Plain text display of the results such as target values, tolerances, parameters and changes give you an overview at a glance. All measurement parameters and results are saved for constant availability and traceability in the event of complaints to help you structure your work. Increase quality via History Report with multiple measurements of a tool type and reporting of the measurements. Use the Assign Tool Number function to assign individual tools within a measurement series. You can assign data such as order numbers, catalogue numbers etc. freely, assign them and create your reports or use the data for SPC-Transfer. As multiple machines in the network can use the database, different production locations worldwide can be networked globally. Measurement results are imported/exported electronically, saving time and money. User interface Flexible data interfaces to many grinding machines and databases mean that you can use QCM precisely according to your needs. Contact us, we can implement virtually any interface. History report 4 5

6 WALTER Quick-Check Modular Software Choose reliability and simple operation, including Autocheck! Maximum flexibility, simple operation and rapid programming via preset program templates are outstanding features of WALTER Quick-Check Modular. You can measure all types of tools with just one software package. The geometries of all renowned manufacturers are already integrated. Quick-Check Modular also allows you to work offline on an external PC, which greatly reduces idle times of the machine. The modular structure allows you to change measurement options and measurement sequences easily according to your requirements. A Wizard greatly simplifies operation. Using the Wizard, a new measuring program can be created with just a few mouse clicks. The Wizard can be expanded independently to meet your requirements. Even without the Wizard, you can now start measuring programs without any entries using the new Autocheck function. The system automatically detects the geometric parameters required via a geometry and tool cutter analysis. WALTER Quick-Check Modular helps make programming simple and quick. You save time via preset program templates. Work according to your customers requirements by simply adapting the WALTER program templates and creating programs, without having to start new programs from scratch. Work to highest standards via configurable geometry descriptions and measurement parameters, to test plans, which can be preset and changed to your requirements. The test plan concept ensures efficient workflow organisation. You can define any number of measurement criteria in various test plans for any tool. In test plan A, for example, the only parameters that are measured are those that have to be checked during the production process. On the other hand, test plan B is used for quality control and logging and includes all the parameters. QCM Editor Help

7 1 The first step is to select a program from the template. 4 The parameters for each tool can be selected as required. Preset test plans facilitate internal workflows. 2 Preselecting the tool type in the Wizard significantly reduces the work required. 5 Tailor-made measuring reports for quality documentation. 3 Rapid input of the general geometry parameters e.g. diameter etc. Global tool parameters determine the subsequent measurement sequence. Measurement positions and technical measurement parameters can be freely defined. 6 7

8 WALTER Quick-Check Grinding Wheels Software Improve grinding quality. Quick-Check Grinding Wheels Interface WALTER Quick-Check Grinding Wheels Software is a perfect addition to Quick-Check Modular and helps you improve the grinding quality significantly. It controls the fully automatic measurement of complete grinding wheel sets and reduces subsequent corrections grinding wheel compensation on the grinding machine to an absolute minimum. This avoids production of waste. An extensive database of standard wheels is available, while special wheels can be defined and generated easily. The grinding point can also be varied. Various interfaces for direct connection to grinding machines from other manufacturers are available for the transfer of measurement result data. The Wheel Data Connect interface ensures the exchange of data between the Helicheck measuring machines and the Helitronic grinding machines from WALTER. The brochure Helitronic Tool Studio contains detailed information about the software for the grinding machines. Save costs and stabilise processes via fully-automatic measurement of complete grinding wheel sets. Offer your customers maximum quality, which pays for itself. The standard wheel database reduces your programming workload. Define and generate custom wheels easily, maximising your flexibility. WALTER QCM Order Management can be linked to WALTER Quick-Check Grinding Wheels. Wheel Data Connect

9 WALTER Teach-In Mode Software Unlimited measurement technology. In order to allow you to use your own measurement standards and measure any test parts, WALTER developed the Teach-In Mode software. Use this flexible software to measure any tools and even tool parameters with your own programming. Combined with the Light Table hardware for example, flat parts can be measured in addition to all rotation-symmetrical parts. Therefore, it is ideal for indexable inserts or profile plates. The software itself contains macros and modules down to an individual item level, which can be combined variably and learned taught-in directly on the test part. This flexibility is unique and allows you to create any number of measurement tasks with separate optimised measurement standards. This high level of universality greatly increases the scope of application of your measuring machines to any test parts outside tool measurement measurement technology. The Teach-In Mode guarantees maximum flexibility and precision with your own measurement standards. Optimised program workflows with minimised travel distances and logical processing sequences can reduce measurement time. You determine the scope and quality yourself down to individual measurement points. Can t be measured is a thing of the past! The Teach-In Mode allows you to perform even the most difficult measurement tasks today without cost-intensive custom software solutions for special applications. Expand your scope of application from any type of tool to measurement parameters for test parts of any kind. WALTER QCM Order Management can be linked to WALTER Teach- In Mode, which allows you to integrate this process fully in your test organisation and data management system. Teach-In Mode measurement point modules Teach-In Mode program control Teach-In Mode in practice Knee joint Diamond roller dresser Turbine blade Diesel injection plunger Cutting unit Compressor wheel 8 9

10 WALTER Software ViaScan, ViaFit and DXF-Generator Optional software packages help define your measurement technology. ViaScan and ViaFit Precision contour recording and exact comparison of contours. An unbeatable combination. ViaScan detects any tool and workpiece contours. You define the start and end points or limits, after which contours are recorded fully-automatically via the smart contour tracking function in seconds. The specifically controlled generation of shell curves for spiral tools, for example, shows the actually active impact profile of the tool. Various processes including filter functions are available for special tasks. DXF-Generator automatic DXF generation for compatible data from unknown contour traces After the tool is scanned, the DXF-Generator creates a DXF file from the digitised contour trace, including automatic shape and element detection individual fine processing for optimising the DXF using auxiliary graphical functions is possible. This file can be saved as a DXF and used as a basis for design and production. That makes it ideal for use in producing prototypes. The digitised contour can be processed in the WALTER software packages Teach-In Mode, Easy Check and Quick-Check Modular and evaluated for various parameters such as length, diameter and radius. A target/actual comparison with the original DXF contour trace of the test part can also be run. ViaFit compares the contour traces recorded using ViaScan with the DXF template and runs a target/actual comparison with best-fit integration. The integration using the various degrees of freedom can be controlled as required depending on the task. Deviations are shown in graphs with vertical exaggeration. The operator can choose the scale of the excess freely. Tolerances can be specified to evaluate the deviations; Where the values are higher, this is highlighted in colour for rapid visual control. Extremes can be marked as required and labelled with the value of the deviation. This allows even unknown profiles to be reproduced rapidly and reliably. DXF-Generator Coordinated software options allow you to supplement your quality management intelligently and reliably. You are free to chose what you want to use for recording contours and comparing contours. Utilise cost reduction potential via precise automatic recording of the contour with an exact comparison of the target with the actual values. ViaScan and ViaFit can be integrated directly in Teach-In Mode and Quick-Check Modular. ViaFit

11 WALTER correction software FTC Form Tool Compensation Compare target and actual values in a closed loop. The WALTER Form Tool Compensation (FTC) Software compares target and actual contours of profiles and automatically generates a correction DXF. Not only individual points or form segments are measured, entire profiles are scanned. The deviation of the actual contour is determined using a DXF comparison and the correction DXF is sent to a WALTER Helitronic grinding machine. In this way, automatic correction calculations result in a closed quality control loop integrated in your production workflow. System-relevant control between measurement technology and the grinding machine which gives you an integrated quality assurance system with all benefits. FTC allows you to master production tolerances which would not be achievable without a measuring machine. This gives you a reliable fully-automatic process which optimises your production rapidly and precisely and provides you with multiple cost advantages. FTC correction software Before FTC After FTC Compensation of the grinding program 10 11

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