Laser Calibration

The machining industry has to meet ever tightening tolerances and the requirements of international quality standards. The use of a Renishaw ML-10 laser interferometer measurement system is used to allow machining companies to meet these tolerances as well as ISO 9001 industry standards.

Laser calibration measures the linear position accuracy of a axis by comparing the movement displayed the machine’s control with the distance measured by the laser. This provides an accuracy of +/- 0.5 ppm (parts per million), with a resolution of 1 nanometer. We can check the ability to repeat an axis with multiple tests. This will also let an operator know if a machine is wearing and requires maintenance.

Most machine controls have compensation tables, in the control. To meet ISO 9001 certification or just to increase your machine’s accuracy, these compensation tables should be updated every 3 years.