Ballbar technology that auto-diagnoses machine tool performance has been a cornerstone of precision machining operations for more than two decades. In 2009, Renishaw introduced the QC20-W wireless ballbar system; and today, companies that one might not think of as using ballbars are now utilizing the technology in new and exciting ways.
This step sets a framework for the company to work with DNV GL having the goal of producing 3D-printed parts created on Aurora machines to be independently certified as fit for their in tended purpose and meeting global certification requirements.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers partnered with Magnet Applications to develop an additively printed high performance magnet. This advancement in additive manufacturing won an award by R&D Magazine at the 55th annual R&D Conference.
