To  meet rising demand for its market-leading range of forestry equipment, Tigercat Industries Inc. aimed to boost production efficiency and output at its manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

The fundamental requirement of any probing cycle on a machine tool is acceptable and reliable metrology. In addition to this, the metrology must be achieved in an acceptable time.

Renishaw will introduce a new version of Inspection Plus, with updated SupaTouch technology, at IMTS 2018. Usability enhancements added to the optimization routine give users full control of probing cycle feed rates. 

Today’s manufacturers have plenty of options when it comes to probes, as advances in probing technology have allowed for better and faster machining operations.