The latest version of the Kistler
maXYmos BL process monitoring
and product testing system is the
basis of a complete XY measuring
chain costing less than £2000,
including sensors.

Monitoring the relationship
between force, measured by
piezoelectric or strain gauge sensors,
and distance, measured by
potentiometric displacement sensors
provides an accurate evaluation of
any variation in a production process
or product performance compared
with a known optimum.

The new version adds envelope
curve evaluation as standard. During
setup, the band of the envelope curve
automatically wraps around the
outside contour of a previously
measured bundle of curves evaluated
as ‘Good’. Automatic trend tracking,
which can be activated for the band
of the envelope curve, tracks the setpoint
limits, for example with
progressive tool wear, and adjusts the
evaluation function to suit the actual
process in real time.