From high-precision to ultra high-precision

From high-precision to ultra high-precision
Van Den Broek again chooses a Mitutoyo CNC coordinate measuring machine

There are quite a few perfectionists active within Van Den Broek: both in the form of people and machines. Recently, the High Accuracy CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine STRATO-Apex Series of the Mitutoyo brand was added to this list. In fact: with this 3D measuring machine, Van Den Broek raises the level from high-precision to ultra high-precision.

Why did Van Den Broek purchase this 3D measuring machine? Rob van Herk (Manager Production, Van Den Broek), has a clear answer ready: “The verification process (checking and measuring) of the accuracy we achieve in practice was no longer adequate. For years we have been producing high-accuracy parts, often with a considerable number of machining and verification steps. More than 10 production steps in the manufacturing process are the rule rather than the exception with us. Add to this the fact that tolerances are getting smaller and smaller, products more and more complex and machine tools more and more precise, and you come to the conclusion that your measuring instruments have to be of Champions League level to confirm accuracy. That’s why we chose this measuring machine. It allows us to perform ‘ultra high-precision’ measurements at high speed and with great precision. We are also taking the next step commercially with this. In the field of 3D measurement, we are really ready for the future.”

Added value

At Van Den Broek, they see the purchase of the STRATO CMM as the ultimate belief in their own abilities and a strong signal to customers. Because the production process is fully repeatable, in accordance with every specification that the customer sets for the product. Regardless of complexity. “Ultimately, it is also a special interplay between the measurement engineer as an absolute specialist in programming and determining the measurement strategy and the 3D measuring machine that is then able to perform the ‘measurement work’ in practice.”

The benefits at a glance

• Extreme -repeating- measurement accuracy (E0, MPE of: (0.9+2.5L/1000) µm)
• High measurement speed
• Temperature compensation of all axes
• High-performance scanning capabilities using the swivel probe
• Anti-vibration system (automatically leveling air springs reduce the influence of nearby vibration sources)