Autocollimators are used for measuring
for example:
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Angle: (indexing head accuracy) |
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Straightness (machine tool slides in two
axes) |
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Squareness (spindles to slideways) |
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Parallelism (slideways) |
From inexpensive visual autocollimators or dual axis
digital autocollimators capable of measuring 0.01 second, equivalent
to 50nm per m (or for the sportsmen and women a hole in one from
London to Moscow (100mm/2000km)!
Windows ®* based software programs are available for computer
processing and graphic output of flatness, straightness, squareness,
twist and polygons up to 72 faces.
* Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation
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