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Galil Motion Control, Inc. · 800-377-6329 · www.galilmc.com
SMART MOVES SPOTLIGHTS
extra switches and shortened the
encoder length, reducing overall cost.
Parlec's new Parsetter TMM line
offers manufacturers strategies and sys-
tems for off-line tool measuring, tool crib
management, communicating with CNC
control systems, and managing shop sys-
tems and operations. The company's sys-
tems are available in a variety of configu-
rations from small, bench-top optical
units to high-end electronic and preci-
sion video measuring systems. They are
built to perform with a high degree of
accuracy yet can withstand the heavy use
and exposure common in most industrial
environments.
Parlec is located in Fairport,
New York.
arlec, a company in upstate
New York, makes innovative
products that preset and mea-
sure tool assemblies off-line, speed job
setups, reduce scrap, and simplify
CNC programming. The company,
which produces the best selling tool-
measuring machines in America, has
used Galil motion controllers in their
products for the past seven years.
Galil's DMC-720, a rugged stand-
alone motion controller, is at the heart
of Parlec's Presetter, a device that mea-
sures tool assemblies off-line while the
CNC machine tool continues to cut
chips. The Presetter ensures that the tool
used in its customer's machine tool is
using the proper settings to achieve the
exact dimensions required, for example,
that a bore is sized correctly.
The Galil motion controller automat-
ically positions the measuring device up
to the tool in question so that the
machine operator does not have to man-
ually position the device. Automatic
positioning by the controller is more
accurate, quicker and safer than manual
positioning. Use of the controller also
increases throughput, since the machine
Parlec's Presetter TMM
®
1000 with the
P6C-2500 graphics control option.
Parlec and Galil Team Up to Increase
Throughput and Accuracy in Machine
Tool Industry.
If you're doing precision work, it's essential that the machine tools
you're using maintain their accuracy while doing the job they're
supposed to do. That's where Parlec and Galil are helping to
increase accuracy, speed and throughput in many industrial settings.
tool now can run continuous-
ly without the operator having
to stop the machine to mea-
sure the tool and modify para-
meters.
Parlec engineers like the
wide array of features pro-
vided by Galil motion con-
trollers. According to Victor
Wittles of Parlec, "Anytime I
wanted to do anything, Galil
had the feature to do it."
In addition to utilizing the Galil
controller's motion capabilities, Parlec
uses the DMC-720's analog inputs to
control a joystick and to monitor tem-
perature. It uses the DMC-720's digital
inputs to capture the exact position on
an input and its digital outputs to
switch relays. The controller's variables
are used to change parameters.
Parlec also appreciates that Galil lis-
tens to its customers. For example, in
response to Parlec's specific needs,
Galil modified the controller firmware
to allow Parlec to calculate the exact
position on a special reference mark
from its linear encoder manufacturer.
As a result, the company eliminated
Galil's DMC-720, a rugged stand-alone motion
controller, is at the heart of Parlec's Presetter, a
device that automatically measures a machine tool
while the tool is on the job.
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