At the same time, CNC controls from HEIDENHAIN improve our customers’ productivity and energy efficiency by noticeably reducing the non-productive time of their machines. The TNC7 control’s 6D machine setup function, for example, helps users set up workpieces up to five times faster. And during automated probing for large-batch setup and in-process inspection processes, HEIDENHAIN touch probes save up to one second per probing cycle. In accumulation, that adds up to significant savings!

The latest HEIDENHAIN advancement in sealed encoder technology for machine tools leads to significant system-cost savings and a smaller carbon footprint. How? Through optimized sensor optics that ensure clear scale imaging even under adverse conditions. Conventional optics, by contrast, produce distorted graduation readings when condensation or cooling lubricant contaminate the scale. As a preventive measure, sealed encoders may use purge air to maintain a positive pressure that keeps moisture out. But with the unstoppable clarity of our optimized sensor optics, next-generation HEIDENHAIN encoders render purge air redundant. Cost and energy savings are the result.

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