Advanced technologies for the calibration of machine tools are presented. Kinematic errors
independently of their causes are classified into errors within one-axis as intra-axis errors …

For measuring machines and machine tools, geometrical accuracy is a key performance
criterion. While numerical compensation is well established for CMMs, it is increasingly used …

This paper presents a review of the latest research activities and gives an overview of the
state of the art in understanding changes in machine tool performance due to changes in …

In order to investigate the effect of thermal expansion on the ball screw feed drive system of
a precision boring machine tool, theoretical modeling of and experimental study on …

Nowadays, errors during the manufacturing process of high value components are not
acceptable in driving industries such as energy and transportation. Sectors such as …

One of the fundamental areas in high precision cutting is represented by the machine's
thermal state monitoring. Understanding of this state gives significant information about the …

Thermal errors are the largest contributor to the dimensional errors of a workpiece in
precision machining. The error compensation technique is an effective way of reducing …

While ultra-precision machines are now achieving sub-nanometer accuracy, unique
challenges continue to arise due to their tight specifications. Addressing the challenges …

Thermal error monitoring technology is the key technological support to solve the thermal
error problem of heavy-duty CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools. Currently …

Thermal errors adversely affect the precision of a machine tool operation. Therefore,
reduction of thermal errors is essential for improving of machining accuracy. In this paper, in …