GearmeasuringcentersKlingelnbergP260andP300ThesefullyautomaticCNCcontrolledgearmeasuringcentershavebeendesignedforthelargerworkpiecediameterupto2600mmresp.3000mm.Themeasuringcentersaresuitablefortestingspurandhelicalgearsaswellashobs,shaper-andshavingcutters,wormsandwormgears,bevelgearsandgeneraldeviationsindimension,formandlocationofrotationsymmetricalworkpieces,curveandcamshaftmeasurementsandrotors.Inadditiontothemechanicalcomponentsofthemeasuringcenterssuchasbed,workpiecerotation,thetailstock,thehorizontal,verticalandtangentialmeasuringaxisandthe3Dtracerhead,a4-axispathcontrolinconjunctionwithacomputerensuresthefunctionsofthismachine.Tocopewiththehighworkpieceweights,thedesignofthemachinebedandtheworkpiecerotationissuitableforsupportingheavierweightsandincorporatesconsiderablereserves.Thealigningprocessforlargeandheavyworkpiecesiseasedbymeansofspecialauxiliaryequipment.Preparatoryworksforcarryingoutameasurementareextremelysimpleonthismachineconcept.Afterswitchingonthemeasuringmachine,thereferencepointisautomaticallyacceptedbyindividualmeasuringaxes.Oncetheevaluatingcomputerhasreadtheprogramanddataintothemachinecontrol,themeasuringcenterisreadyforuse.Whereanew,ayetunknownworkpieceistobetested,ameasuringprogrammustbeprovidedpriortotheautomaticmeasuringcycle.Forrepeatmeasurementsofaworkpiece,activationofastoredmeasuringprogrambyinputofaworkpiecenumberisadequate.