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CNC WEST October/November 2018 www.CNC-West.com 83 New Products Please email us to request your 2019 CNC-West Media Kit Sarnold@cnc-west.com TM Complete Vacuum Workholding Systems • Vacuum Chucks - Custom & Standard Designs • Complete Vacuum Systems • Automatic Coolant Return Systems • Vacuum Safety Systems • Accessories & Maintenance Kits WWW.VACULOK.COM Ph: (815) 758-1822 • Em: marketing@vaculok.com VS 101 Camera System For Automatic Machine Setup Monitoring —HEIDENHAIN In order to automatically moni- tor the setup situation and machining result with HEIDENHAIN’s flagship TNC 640 mill-turn control, the inno- vative accompanying VS 101 camera system is now available. The TNC 640 is HEIDENHAIN’s versatile contouring control, espe- cially well-suited for HSC and 5-axis machining on machines up to 18 axes. The new VS 101 camera system now enables the TNC operator to not only monitor setup and machining result, but also view faulty situations that are displayed on the control. Visual Setup Control (VSC) is an effective means of preventing faulty parts because it is setup to identify incorrectly positioned workpieces and incorrectly mounted or missing fixtures. To detect faults, the operator can use the camera system to run nominal-to- actual value comparisons. After start- ing the VSC function, the cover of the camera is opened and the camera starts recording images. The data is trans- mitted to the control that compares the images to a reference image. If a wrong setup is detected, the process is stopped and the faults are displayed. If everything is alright, the camera lens is closed and machining is continued. The camera has a 12V to 24 V voltage supply and a LAN connec- tion for image data transmission to the control. The camera’s hardware components were specifically designed for HEIDENHAIN controls and rough ambient conditions in the machine’s working space.