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TOOL PRESETTER MAXIMIZES MACHINE UPTIME BY STREAMLINING TOOL SETUPS OFFLINE

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Today’s most efficient machine shops integrate a tool presetter for mills and lathes to maximize machine uptime, boost accuracy, ensure consistency, and improve overall machining efficiency.

If you do frequent setups, are experiencing scrap or rework due to tool errors, a CNC tool setter streamlines the tool setting process offline to keep the spindle running and increase throughput. The tool setter also enhances machining precision and contributes to efficient production in manufacturing. Presetting tools offline is essential for manufacturers looking to optimize their workflow and maintain high levels of accuracy in CNC machining.

TOOL PRESETTER PROVIDES THERMAL STABILITY COUPLED WITH HIGH PRECISION

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Elbo Controlli Nikken tool presetters from Lyndex-Nikken are designed for rock solid precision and combine the best of both worlds for thermal stability and optical precision. This combination provides the highest level of repeatability and reproducibility, making a tool presetter ideal for most tool measuring and inspecting applications. Elbo Controlli NIKKEN tool presetters provide this needed precision and are an optimal solution for workshop environments due to:

Four labeled product features: granite base and column for stability, interchangeable spindles, 100 CNC post processors included, and free software updates included for the model’s lifetime.

Thermal Stability

Elbo Controlli Nikken’s tool presetter from Lyndex-Nikken has a granite base, column, and scales which guarantee a high degree of long-term thermal and dimensional stability, require no software compensation, and need no periodic recalibration – ensuring precision and consistency in measurements.

Elbo Controlli Nikken is the only manufacturer in the world that uses natural granite for the base, column, and scales of their tool presetter. This is because granite is a natural material with one of the lowest thermal expansion coefficient in the world.

Thermal expansion happens when there is an increase in temperature – the result is errors in measuring machines. This heating and expansion are much more sensitive when using a metal mass rather than one composed of natural granite. So, a tool presetter constructed with granite will take longer to rise in temperature, which creates better thermal and dimensional stability, than a tool setter constructed out of cast iron or aluminum.

So, if you want machining accuracy – you need an Elbo Controlli Nikken tool presetter with granite construction that offers thermal stability and superior flatness compared to cast iron or aluminum.

Interchangeable Spindles

All precision spindle systems are fully interchangeable for CAT, BT, HSK, and polygonal tapers. The one-piece cartridge eliminates the need for adapters and the errors associated with their use. This makes it easier for manufacturers to measure tools for multiple types of machines and achieve repeatable run out and perpendicularity.

100 Post Processors

Our CNC tool setters come loaded with 100 post processors, giving your shop seamless compatibility with nearly every major CNC machine and control. That means you can send tool data straight to the machine – no manual entry, no errors, no wasted time.

Whether you run a single-brand shop or a floor full of mixed machines, you’re covered. As you grow and add new equipment, the presetter grows with you.

Free Software Updates

Free software updates are included for the lifetime of the tool presetter model. This future-proofs your investment, extends the life of the tool setter, and keeps your operations running at peak efficiency – all with NO additional investment.

DOWNLOAD TOOL PRESETTER SPECIFICATIONS COMPARISON CHART

Not sure which CNC tool presetter model will fit your needs? You can easily compare tool setting models – download the tool presetter specifications comparison chart.

USE TOOL PRESETTER ROI CALCULATOR

Offering models with a clear path to scale (manual, semi-automatic, automatic) and options including RFID, barcode, printer, camera, and software upgrades, Elbo Controlli Nikken tool presetters are the most feature packed and cost effective on the market. In fact, you can use the tool presetter ROI calculator to discover how fast you’ll see the payback.

TOOL PRESETTER SOFTWARE INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY

Tool presetters not only provide the ability to quickly measure tools but also can be used to help increase productivity. Elbo Controlli NIKKEN software packages (except the E236+ model) include an inspection mode where runout and cutting-edge surface inspection can easily be done. With over 40 years of experience specializing in the engineering and design of optical scales, Elbo Controlli NIKKEN optical tool presetters incorporate custom optical scales and vision systems that are geared for measuring and inspecting cutting tools. Our vision systems are built with a dual lit system, variable LED arrangement and a CMOS sensor; brightness for optimal visualization is achieved while minimizing heat generation that can distort measuring accuracy.

Ergonomic, simple yet powerful, you will get added productivity – one toolholder at a time.

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TID AUTOMATIC TOOL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM ENABLES INDUSTRY 4.0 PRODUCTION

TID (Automatic Tool Identification System) allows Elbo Controlli NIKKEN presetters to quickly identify tools and send tool offset data directly to the numerical control without interrupting any operation in progress.

The TID Automatic Tool Identification System has an intuitive graphical interface which interacts and guides the operator during use, minimizing the possibility of errors. Tools are identified by TID through a unique datamatrix code which is also associated to all tool offset data. The NC receives the tool offset data only when the tool is scanned and loaded in the machine thus avoiding transcription errors or incorrect changes to the tool offset table. TID is made more comprehensive with the ability to view the status of the tool inventory and the NC tool offset table, making it an essential component for Industry 4.0 production.

The benefits of using TID include:

Direct Connection Presetter to CNC Reduces Downtime

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TID allows a two-way communication between the tool presetter and CNC. Measurements taken from the tool presetter can be sent directly to the CNC without downtime. TID can acquire tool data from the CNC offset table.

Safety and Reliability

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TID allows operators to eliminate insertion errors, each tool is uniquely identified, thus guaranteeing the transfer of its data to the CNC machine.

No Additional Costs

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TID is an advantageous solution that eliminates the additional costs associated in the purchase of RFID storage devices and the application of read/write hardware interfaced with the machine tool.

Full Customization

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MANAGING TOOL INVENTORY & OPTIMIZING THE TOOL LIST PROCESS

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TP32 is a management system for your shops’ tooling. Everything from the individual components like holders, inserts, collets, etc., to complete assemblies can be monitored and prepared for production.

TP32 can also be interfaced with all systems in the workshop: machine tools, inventory control systems, CAD/CAM, presetters, etc. Making it all-in-one software.

As a point of interaction between tools and applications, TP32 can provide numerous advantages including:

Optimization of inventory prevents unnecessary waste caused from overstock, and downtime created from missing components
It supports data-driven decision-making with clear, detailed reports on warehouse status and usage
Sends preset measurements direct to machines
Facilitate seamless tool preparation using ISO 13399 tool templates
Creation of libraries and 3D tool models in native CAM formats
Reduce preparation time of tools during the setup and management phases of jobs

These capabilities are just some of the features that make TP32 an essential solution for efficient, precise, and flexible workshop operations.

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VIDEOS: WHY MANUFACTURERS CHOOSE LYNDEX-NIKKEN ELBO CONTROLLI NIKKEN CNC TOOL PRESETTERS

Hear and see for yourself why Lyndex-Nikken quality CNC tool presetters enable manufacturers to optimize spindle uptime.

Aerotech Machining

See how easy it is for Aerotech Machining, manufacturer of parts for aerospace, agriculture, power generation, and railway industries, to do tool setting offline using an Elbo Controlli Nikken tool presetter with a boring head – allowing them to keep the spindle moving. Using the Lyndex-Nikken digital boring system combined with a presetter, they preset the boring head outside the machine, and the digital application allows for adjustments inside the machine. The result is that they are currently holding a 0.0001” tolerance in a bore. Aerotech Machining also uses the presetter to check the runout of drills. Watch the video to hear more.

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Flying S

Hear how Flying S Inc., manufacturer of aerospace and defense components for basically anything that flies, uses an Elbo Controlli Nikken tool presetter from Lyndex-Nikken. Peter Bowman, Manufacturing Engineer, at Flying S Inc. relies on the presetter not only for checking the tool lengths of tooling, but he found that for single point thread milling it is also extremely helpful in verifying that the cutting edges of small thread mills are proper and the diameters are right. He also verifies corner radius prior to putting it into the machine so they are getting the right surface profiles on aerospace parts. Watch the video to hear more from Peter.

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