In a nutshell, NC-Checker shows you if your machine is capable of producing parts to tolerance. What this really means is it shows you if there are any errors present on your machine that could affect part quality. It highlights any mechanical and kinematic errors so these can be rectified before parts are machined.

Not only does it protect your machine and parts from damage but it can also show you masses of information such as the reason behind part to part variation, if changing environmental conditions are affecting machine performance or if the machine has damage following a crash.

The full Benchmark program should be regularly scheduled to ensure a machine error is quickly identified. Initially MSP recommends running the Benchmark as often as possible to understand how the machine performance varies day to day and if any external factors have an impact. After that the regularity is normally based on the value of the parts, i.e. the higher value, the higher frequency.

Yes! We have multiple customers that don’t machine any parts until they have completed an NC-Checker Benchmark because it often uncovers errors on the machine that wouldn’t be found otherwise. If these errors aren’t picked up, this can negatively affect parts and cause them to be machined incorrectly or at sub-optimal quality.

NC-Checker significantly reduces the time it takes to assess the capability of a machine, reducing the amount of energy being wasted while the machine is sitting idle during these checks. Some of our customers have seen the time for these checks reduced from days to hours.

By also ensuring the machine is performing within the required tolerances and has no errors it could pass onto machined parts, NC-Checker also helps save wasted energy and material machining parts that would eventually have to be scrapped.

MSP can work with any type of spindle touch probe. We always suggest using the most accurate probe to remove uncertainty from the measurement results. As part of the NC-Checker Benchmark, the Probe Performance check will identify if an upgrade is required for the required part tolerances.