It is indisputable that automated controls have made the post-process monitoring of finished parts faster and easier than ever before. Even when applied after machining is complete, intelligent controls can provide three essential quality functions: automatic logging of the process routes and outcomes of cutting operations, on-machine verification, and post-process reporting.
For example, informative controls produced by Renishaw log events that happen during the machining process, like automatic changes to process parameters or offsets, as well as interventions to the process which may have influenced the outcome. They also provide on-machine verification, which enables inspection of critical features in the same environmental conditions as the metal-cutting process. Finally, post-process reporting produces documented records of component conformance and historical tracking of critical feature dimensions for both machine condition monitoring and scheduled maintenance purposes.