L.S. Starrett Vision System Increases Measurement Speed

The L.S. Starrett Co. has expanded its AVR Vision Metrology Line with the introduction of the AVR400 CNC Vision System, the company’s largest benchtop platform to date, which features stage travel that is said to be twice the speed of previous Starrett AVR models. The stage travel is 15.8" × 11.8" × 7.9" (400 mm × 300 mm × 200 mm) in the XYZ axes with a speed of up to 120 mm/sec.

The Starrett AVR400 offers full CNC capabilities including XYZ positioning and comprehensive zoom and telecentric lens options. Users can also choose to use motorized manual positioning via a pendant with a joystick and track ball. Equipped with the M3 software package from MetLogix, a traditional mouse as well as a touchscreen monitor make user interaction easy and intuitive.

Automatic part recognition enables creating a part measurement program that comprises the desired features of a part for inspection, which can automatically be saved in the system or to a network. Programmable light output options can be built into the program as defined steps, including being called up as the part recognition program initiates. Once the program is created, placing that part within the camera’s field-of-view allows for the saved program to initiate and run the inspection. A Renishaw touch probe may also be utilized for quick acquisition of discreet points along a part’s profile as well as Z-axis measurements.

For high stability, the AVR400 features a granite base. An extensive line of accessories is available including a modular system workstation on rolling caster wheels, providing convenient repositioning on the shop floor and in quality control labs.