CENTROIDTM DP-7 Machine Tool Probe

• Worksreliablywithdifficulttoprobesurfaces:ceramics,plastics,cleananddirty,rawcastings,painted,rustedmetalorblackwithcarbon.

• Breakthroughsensingtechnology• Highlyaccuratelongstylusoperation• Fargreaterlevelsofaccuracythanmechanicalprobes• Extremelyrepeatablesensingtechnology• Excellent3Dperformancewhilemaintainingveryhighaccuracy• Longlifewithadvancedsolidstatetechnology• Reliablerobustconstruction,avoidsmechanicalmechanismfailures• Resistancetoshockandvibration• Probeunidirectional(2sigma)repeatability:.0001”(2.5um)• Uniformtriggeringinallaxes• SeamlessCNCcontrolintegration,w/digitizing&probingcyclesmenus• Advancedprobingmacrosforcustomautomaticprobing• WorkswithbothCNC10*&newCNC11basedCENTROIDCNCcontrol

DP-7 Advancements

TheDP-7isahigh-accuracydigitaltouchprobethatbothautomatesCNCjobset-upandcancopycomplex3DpartgeometriesusingaCNCmillingmachineormachiningcenter.TheDP-7drasticallyimprovesdigitizingandmeasuringaccuracybyeliminatingthesourcesoferrorthataffectconductiveandmechanicalswitchtypetouchprobes.UsingCENTROID’snewsensingtechnologytheDP-7isneitheraconductiveormechanicalswitchtypeprobeandthereforeisnotaffectedbythelimitationsofthosetechnologies.

CENTROID DP-7 vs Mechanical Probes

Stylus length in mm

20 40 60 80 100 120 140

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Increase in error as stylus length increases

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Mechanical probe

DP-7

TheDP-7outperformsmechanicalprobeswithtentimesbetteraccuracywhileusinga140mmstylus.Evenwithashort40mmstylustheDP-7hastwicetheperformanceofamechanicalprobe.Asthestyluslengthincreasesamechanicalprobepro-ducesmoreandmoreerrorduetowhatiscalled“lobing”,wheremeasurementsvarydependingondirectionofprobecontact.TheDP-7’ssolidstatesensingtechnologygreatlyreducesthelobingeffectandproducesaccurateresultsthroughouttherangeofstyluslengths.WithitsrobustsensingtechnologyandgreateraccuracyandrepeatabilitytheDP-7producesbetterdigitizingdataandconsistentjobsetupsdayinanddayout.

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CENTROID159 Gates Road • Howard, PA 16841Sales: (814) 353-9256 • Fax: (814) 353-9265www.centroidcnc.com © Copyright 2011 CENTROID 5-9-2011 rev 5

• Copyandreproducecomplex3Dpartsfromoriginals• AutomaticJobsetup,AutoWorkCoordinateSystemsettings• Eliminatetheneedforexpensiveindicatorsandfixtures• Eliminatemanualsettingerrors• Increasethroughputonthemachine• Reducereworkandscrap,shortenleadtimes• Measurepartsbeforetheyareremovedfromthemachine• Enhanceyourcapabilitiesandtakeonmorework• Increasemachinetoolautomationandreducehumanerror• AutomaticVise/Fixturesetup,noalignmentneeded• WorksinconjunctionwithAutomaticCoordinateSystemRotation.• Basicpartinspection,findsdiameters,locations,angles&features• Automaticpartfeaturelocationandsetup,greatforrepairs• Muchfasterthansettinguppartsmanually• Considerablymoreaccurateandrepeatablethanmanualpartsetup• No3rdpartysoftwareorexternalPCrequired• Nobatteries,nolightingrestrictions,noRFcrosstalk,reliableeasyplug-insetup

DP-7 uses and advantages

*CNC10 based CPU10B Upgrade kit.

SpecificationsProbing directions X +/- , Y +/- , Z -

Unidirectional repeatability (2 sigma) 0.0001” (2.5 um)

Probe deflection force (X,Y) 5.5 ounce w/ 43mm stylus

Probe deflection force (Z) 12.8 ounce minimum

Probe body diameter and length D = 1.3” (33mm) , L = 2.5” ( 63.5mm)

Mounting shank diameter 0.5” (12.7mm)

Stylus thread mount M3

Over travel limit angle (X,Y) 10 degrees from vertical

Over travel limit (Z-) 0.2 inch (5.08mm) maximum

U.S Patent # 6553682

CNC System requirements CNC11basedsystems MPU11plugandplayw/softwareversion3.03+*CNC10basedsystems Yes!Backwardcompatiblewitholdercontrols.

RequiresCPU10Bandupgradekitandv2.70+software.Calltechsupportformoreinfo.