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CNC Touch Probes for use with Centroid CNC controls and most 3rd party CNC controls. Renishaw, Marposs Alternative
CENTROID KP-3 CNC Touch probe: Part, Vise and Fixture Probing: Automatically Set Zero points fast and accurate
The CENTROID KP-3 CNC Touch probe is designed for Probing (part setup, zero location setup, and CMM type location and measurement of part geometry), component/fixture/work piece setup, inspection and 3D or 2D digitizing/surfacing. The KP-3 CNC Touch probe is made in USA with patented technology. Centroid has developed the KP-3 from its 30 years of probe building knowledge to achieve this affordable, accurate, robust design. Commonly used on Milling Machines, Machining centers, Routers and Turning centers. The KP-3 is a state of the art Kinematic touch probe and is compatible with most any CNC control that has an input for Probes. Acorn to KP-3 connection is a simple 4 wire hookup just follow the schematic. CNC software configuration is simple one button press with the pre configured preset for the KP-3 using the Acorn Setup Wizard. Also compatible with Mach3/4, WinCNC, LinuxCNC, Pathpilot and others.
Works reliably with difficult to probe surfaces: ceramics, plastics, clean and dirty, raw castings, painted, rusted metal or black with carbon.
CENTROID DP-4 Precision Instrument CNC Touch probe: Part, Vise and Fixture Probing and Digitizing. Automatically Set Zero points fast and accurate
The DP-4 is a pecision instrument with performance exceeding expensive touch probes by Renishaw and Marposss.The CENTROID DP-4 CNC Touch probe is designed for Probing (part setup, zero location setup, and CMM type location and measurement of part geometry), component/fixture/work piece setup, inspection and 3D or 2D digitizing/surfacing. The DP-4 CNC Touch probe is made in USA with patented technology. Manufactured of stainless steel the DP-4’s mechanism requires only a feathers touch to trigger. Unlike other probes, the DP-4’s low trigger force allows the use of small styli for maximum detail and accuracy. Commonly used on Milling Machines, Machining centers. The DP-4 is a state of the art mechanical design and is compatible with most any CNC control that has a PLC input for Probes.
Previously sold exclusively for use with a CENTROID CNC control, now the DP-4 is available for use with other CNC controls such as Fagor, Haas, Fanuc, Fadal, Mazak, Mach3 and many others.
• Unidirectional Repeatability .00004” (1 micron)
• Triggers in all directions
• Part Probing, Fixture Offsets & Digitizing
• Works with any CNC control with a probe input
• State of the art Kinematic design
• LED indicates Centered (ready) and Tripped states
• Mounts to any 1/2” tool holder
• Customizable mount for special applications
• Small diameter body 1.25” (31.8 mm)
• Cable communication for reliability
• Interchangeable Styli Link to Probing cycle brochure DP-4 operator and hookup manual.
Works reliably with difficult to probe surfaces: ceramics, plastics, clean and dirty, raw castings, painted, rusted metal or black with carbon.
Link to DP-4 Brochure
DP-4 (#10395)
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CENTROID DP-7 LONG SYTLUS High Performance Digital CNC Touch Probe
Made for Long Stylus Probing applications this highly advanced probe solves the related lobing issues with its unique triggering and software technology. The DP-7 provides geometry accurate probing and digitizing with long styli.
DP-7 is a high-accuracy digital touch probe that both automates CNC job set-up and can copy complex 3D part geometries using a CNC milling machine or machining center. The DP-7 drastically improves digitizing and measuring accuracy by eliminating the sources of error that affect conductive and mechanical switch type touch probes. Using CENTROID’s new sensing technology the DP-7 is neither a conductive or mechanical switch type probe and therefore is not affected by the limitations of those technologies.
Works reliably with difficult to probe surfaces: ceramics, plastics, clean and dirty, raw castings, painted, rusted metal or black with carbon.
• Breakthrough sensing technology
• Highly accurate long stylus operation
• Far greater levels of accuracy than mechanical probes
• Extremely repeatable sensing technology
• Excellent 3D performance while maintaining very high accuracy
• Long life with advanced solid state technology
• Reliable robust construction, avoids mechanical mechanism failures
• Resistance to shock and vibration • Probe unidirectional (2 sigma) repeatability: .00004” (1 um)
• Uniform triggering in all axes
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Automatic Tool Height Measurement, CNC Tool setters.
An invaluable tool for a wide variety of CNC machines. Quickly, easily and accurately setup tool heights with a push of a button. Now setting up tools is a joy not a chore. No more gauge blocks, no more paper, no more repeated measurements. Save time and increase accuracy. Once you start using a tool setter you'll wonder why you waited to purchase this time saving tool. CENTROID manufactures two types of Touch Off devices, the TT-1 which is a conductive design and the TT-2 and TT-4 which are mechanical designs great for spindles with non conductive bearings (ceramic) or tooling that doesn't conduct (diamond)
Choose TT-4 for the Acorn CNC controller -OR- TT-4 for OAK/Allin1DC/MPU11 system
TT-1 Conductive tool measurement (Part #10220)
Set up your tools in a quarter of the time it would normally take! If you often machine short-run parts and are always setting up and tearing down for a new job, the TT-1 Auto tool set will save you tons of time while more accurately setting your tool height offsets. With the TT-1 you can create more parts per hour since the tool setup is so much faster. You'll even save time when you have to replace a dull tool with a new one in the middle of a job. The TT-1 is completely automatic. Press "measure" and the tool will automatically touch off the TT-1 and set the tool height offset in the tool library. Requires conductive tooling and spindle.
Link to TT-1 Brochure
Probe Stylus Size and Price Sheet
We stock common sized probe styli. The KP-3, DP-4 and the DP-7 use the same styli thread mount, so these styli will fit the KP-3, DP-4 and DP-7.
click here to download the Probe Tip Size and Price sheet.