Maximum precision and flexibility: discover the benefits of automatic TCP measurement!

CMS waterjet cutting technology offers tremendous benefits in terms of flexibility and ease of use and is a winning solution in metal alloy, composite and plastic cutting applications. 

The 5-axis configuration can perform precision mechanical machining, dynamic water jet compensation, and edge caulking for welding. 

To ensure the cutting process is repeatable, CMS offers a TCP and focal distance laser measurement device on the 5-axis head. 

The TCP, or Tool Center Position, identifies the intersection error between the C-axis center of rotation and the B-axis center of rotation. Calculating this offset correctly is essential to ensure high-precision cutting with a 5-axis head. 

TCP measurement is available in two variants: 

• Retractable and fully automatic on the CMS tecnocut proline model, which reduces tooling and measurement times; 

• On an external tray for manual positioning on the cutting table, which is specially designed for all other models in the range. 

Benefits of the TCP automatic laser measurement system: 

• Accurate measurement by a laser sensor; 

• Complete protection from abrasive and water reverberation; 

• Fast acquisition process; 

• TCP table stored directly in the NC of the machine in order to apply the correction offsets to the B- and C-axes; 

• Acquisition of TCP, cutting focal distance and prober errors in a single step; 

• No machine downtime due to the traditional manual TCP error measurement with trial cuts; 

• Simpler management of cutting programs when using multiple CMS machines.