7Specication
Principal application Tool measuring and broken tool detection on all sizes of vertical
and horizontal machining centres and all gantry machining centres.
Transmission type Hard-wired transmission
Receiver/interface MI 8-4, HSI or HSI-C
Recommended styli Disc stylus (tungsten carbide, 75 Rockwell C) or
Square tip stylus (ceramic tip, 75 Rockwell C)
Weight with disc stylus 1055 g (37.21 oz)
Cable
(to interface)
Specification Ø4.4 mm (0.17 in), 4-core screened cable, each core 7 × 0.2 mm
Length 10 m (32.8 ft)
Electrical
connection
Cable on the end of unit
Sense directions ±X, ±Y, +Z
Unidirectional repeatability 1.00 μm (40 μin) 2σ (see note 1)
Stylus trigger force
(see notes 2 and 3)
1.30 N to 2.40 N, 133 gf to 245 gf (4.68 ozf to 8.63 ozf) depending
on sense direction
Sealing IPX8, BS EN 60529:1992+A2:2013
(IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013)
Mounting M12 (1/2 in) T bolt (not supplied)
Optional Spirol pins to allow accurate remounting
Storage temperature −10 °C to +70 °C (+14 °F to +158 °F)
Operating temperature
+5 °C to +60 °C (+41 °F to +140 °F)