Nikken E46BP Presetter Machine

The objectivity of the measurement is essential when working in a shared environment, where the presetting operation is carried out by multiple people. 

Objectivity is important, as is the precision of the measurement.  For this reason, it is necessary to have an efficient and high-performance tool.

The E46B presetter series have been designed and built with superior quality components, dedicated to this specific application: presetting, measuring and inspecting a tool.

For over 30 years we have been using granite for the base and the column: in fact, it allows our presetters to have a high degree of dimensional stability, guaranteeing precision and repeatability of measurements.

E46BP was born from the need to have a tool presetter capable of semi-autonomously carrying out the positioning and measurement operations of the cutting edges, in order to further reduce the risk of errors and automate the presetting operation.

How does the new automatic axis positioning system work?

The operation is very simple and intuitive: once the tool has been identified, the theoretical diameter and height values and the tolerances have been entered, the presetter is able to position itself and automatically carry out the measurement operation of the maximum values of X and Z, with a 360° rotation of the spindle.

The measurement can be repeated as many times as desired by simply “recalling” the tool to be measured. The user will only have to wait for the machine to complete the operation.

Technical features

GENERAL FEATURES

• Measuring range: max diameter 400 mm (radius 200 mm); max height 600 mm
• Base and column in natural granite: max linearity error 8 µm/m
• Steel base with 3 fixed and 1 adjustable feet
• Linear guideways (2 X axis, 1 Z axis) with double recirculating ball bearings slides
• Pneumatic axis movement unlock
• Motorized axis movement
• Manual gross movement
• Motorized fine adjustment
• ECN AS371 certified optical scales (resolution 1µm)
• Vertical TFT 15,6″ Full HD Touch Screen Monitor
• Keyboard and mouse
• Overall dimensions: L = 1179 mm, H = 1935 mm, D = 568 mm
• Net weight: ~ 230 kg

SPINDLE FEATURES

• Interchangeable spindle (ISO,BT,CAT, HSK, Polygonal taper, etc.)
• Spindle identification system (SP-ID)
• C axis visualization
• Automatic spindle rotation and electronic index
• Pneumatic spindle brake
• Motorized mechanical tool holder clamping (standard pull stud DIN69872, ISO7388, MAS403)
• Motorized mechanical tool holder clamping (HSK, Polygonal taper)

CAMERA SYSTEM FEATURES

• Bi-telecentric optical lenses
• Elbo Controlli NIKKEN camera system measuring range (mm) = 10×10 mm
• Monochromatic C-MOS sensor USB 3.0 Super speed connection
• Elbo Controlli NIKKEN camera system resolution = 1 µm
• Elbo Controlli NIKKEN camera system magnification = 18x
• Analogic and digital camera view
• Digital zoom = 4x
• Tool inspection function
• Resizeable camera area

SOFTWARE AND MEASURING FUNCTIONS

• Embedded ECN operating system Linux based
• ECN machine software B version (blue screen)
• Number of machine origins / number of tool sets = ∞ / ∞
• Multi-origin function for multitasking machines
• Manual measure function with fixed reticle
• Autotargeting measure function
• Autotargeting measure function with dimension freeze
• Collimation indicators for fixed reticle measure
• On-screen automatic measure of tool corner radius & theoretical centre point
• On-screen automatic measure of tool corner angle & theoretical intersection
• Chamfer measuring function
• Adjustable Area of Interest (AOI)
• Software for manual tool presetting and geometry check
• Automatic spindle rotation and measurement of tool edges
• Presetter automation software for tool presetting (1 step)

GRAPHIC FUNCTIONS

• Adjustable reticles (axis and circles)
• Profile image capture function
• Automatic geometry (1 geometric entity)
• Geometry by points
• Camera image capture
• DXF files import and comparison with tool

CONNECTION AND INTEGRATION FUNCTIONS

• USB ports (4)
• LAN connection
• Standard post processor