Machine Speed

[DaddyBluto]

I just got off a conference call with one of our customers and they were complaining about the speed of our programs. I run at 60% in the program and all the way up on the RCU. They want me to run at 100%. My question is how fast do you run your machine(s)?

Jaime

[T Miller]

40% but I get paid by the hour.. and run all cast

[craiger_ny]

100% and 100%

Of all the things for a customer to complain about, what speed you run your CMMs! I can't believe that they have every facet of their bussiness taken care of to the extent that they inquire what speed your CMM is running and then criticize it. Wow, I'd love to ask you who these folks are but I don't suppose it'd be ethical for you to disclose. What's next are they going to tell you how many hits to take on the artifact?

[DaddyBluto]

They have a 3rd party come in for source inspection and are complaining about the amount of time they are here.

[Bill **********]

75% with a touch speed of 1.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

Unless you are giving them your programs, they have no idea what speed you are running at and it is none of their business. Just like it is none of their business how fast you drive your car. If they want to put up the money for a MECHANICAL SERVICE CONTRACT with B&S to fix absolutely 100% of all problems with the CMM and controller, then they need to keep their freaking noses out of your speed, man.

[craiger_ny]

Perhaps their 3rd party should inspect the things himself. Is he a 3rd party inspector or just a witness to the inspection?

At any rate there are reasons to not run at 100% all of the time, number one being servo and bearing life but tip builds can justify it as well. Hopefully more folks (esp ones that don't run 100%) can weigh in with some amo for ya. Sorry to hear about this customer of yours, I'd hit the roof here if I got that.

[DaddyBluto]

They just witness my inspection.

[Bill **********]

Tell them you can cut the inspection time by half if you take half as many measurements.



Bill

[bw_bob]

50% and touch speed of 2%.....i'm just careful & cautious.

[justncredible]

40% to 80% controlled by the program, full speed on the wrist. Depends alot on how tight you are trying to hold the results. Also try to make the program as lean as possible, by lean look at rotations and probe changes that could be done another way. Least amount of moves and distance to get the needed results. I even tighten up the clearplane box, I have to with 100+ cap studies all the time, one I am doing now. Same time new guy is lazy, and my boss thinks hands on is walking the floor smoking, I am not happy!!!!!!! My rant for the day is over......... sorry to wonder in your thread.

[Randy P]

I run 35-50% depending on how it's fixtured. GM was in to watch 4 jobs run and said they would like me to slow it down, they felt it would be a better check? Everybody's got an opinion. Every machine, probe setup will be slightly different.

[mhesse]

30-50% I do alot of indexing the probe head. And My "other guys" crash alot. so a crash at 50% or less is far less damaging than at 100%. we have a global FX machine and at 100% if it goes wrong you can't react quick enough.
Plus there is a lot of false triggering since I use long probes. I have done it this way for 10 years and never been questioned about going to slow.

[Mike N.]

100%movespd proven prg's only (duh)
2%touchspd 2mm probes and lrgr
1%touchspd 1mm or less

[Mike N.]

I have done it this way for 10 years and never been questioned about going to slow.

they must have never seen your speed settings at 50% then

I've been asked if mine goes above 100%......I just laugh and ask if they can spin the earth faster so I can go home sooner