Case Study
Advanced Ballbar Training Achieves “Better Than New” Machine Tool Accuracy and Extends Machine Life
Case study IN709 Semiconductor industry supplier now understands its machine tool’s performance better than OEM service technicians. Ballbar data supports TPM and emerging SPC and OEE programs. Ballbar testing is nothing new to those who use fleets of machine tools, including people like Wayne Ross and Jacob Hebbeler of Silfex Inc based at Eaton, Ohio, USA. Both have used ballbar analysis to maintain and enhance the accuracy of the plant