NEWS ARCHIVE
New wireless probe system for machine tool axis inspection and analysis
IBS Precision Engineering presents new Trinity probe system for machine tool axis inspection and analysis. IBS Precision Engineering’s wireless Trinity probe communicates with a PC or laptop using Wi-Fi and is...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering launches new product for Spindle Inspection
Our unique spindle inspector delivers a simple but highly accurate system which may be integrated seamlessly into production systems. Automated measurement at a range of user defined speeds reduces spindle...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering celebrates 20th anniversary
On Friday March 22nd 2013 IBS Precision Engineering has celebrated it's 20th anniversary. In the afternoon we had the honour of receiving almost 200 guests representing 70 companies at our headquarters in Eindhoven, the...Read more
5-axis machine accuracy training
Our US based reseller IQL is organizing a three-day course on 5-axis machine tool metrology applications. IBS Precision Engineering's managing director Dr. ir. Henny Spaan will be one of the speakers during this...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
22nd March 2013 will be a special day for IBS Precision Engineering as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a celebration program including a presentation by Dutch physician and ESA astronaut André Kuipers. Prior to...Read more
New vacancy: System architect
We currently have an open position for a system architect at our headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Click here for the details (in Dutch - vacancy will be handled by YER)...Read more
Contactless web handling demonstration by IBS at Precision Fair 2012
Please visit us on November 28th and 29th in booth 130! Roll2roll processes for solar applications and printed electronics on flexible substrates are demanding completely new precision motion systems. Air bearings are...Read more
Viscous shear in air bearing gaps for precise web tension
New Way air bearings R&D department published a paper on viscous shear in air bearing gaps for precise web tension and temperature control. This paper is now available to open / download by clicking the PDF document...Read more
Newsletter November 2012
Our November 2012 newsletter is now available. Please read it at this location....Read more
Machine tool rotary axis compensation - Demo on how it is done!
IBS Precision Engineering recently performed an R-Test demonstration at a Northern UK machine tool company in the offshore industry, resulting in a clear improvement of the machine accuracy. The demonstration, which was performed...Read more
NASA selects Lion Precision sensors for X-Ray telescope assembly
NASA is developing the next generation of X-Ray optics which could be used in an orbiting X-Ray observatory using high-performance capacitive displacement sensors from Lion Precision during the assembly procedure. The...Read more
Custom probes
Besides standard capacitive and eddy-current probes (sensors) IBS Precision Engineering also offers custom measuring probes for specific applications. In fact, many of our capacitive and eddy-current probe orders are modified...Read more
Micro machining - Find out your limits!
Commercial Micro Manufacturing magazine’s July issue featured an article on spindle error analysis and its importance to the micro-manufacturing industry. It shows how important spindle measurement is to produce...Read more
Determining the 5-axes machine tool contouring performance
Current state-of-the-art methods use a tactile probe in combination with a masterball to calibrate 5-axes machine tools. However, they cannot measure dynamically and are unable to detect or capture the observed dynamic machine...Read more
New ultra-precision touch probe
IBS Precision Engineering has released a 3rd ultra-precision touch probe (or contact probe) within the Triskelion probe series. This probe system is suitable for point measurements as well as scanning. Its excellent measuring...Read more
TMC inhouse day held at IBS Precision Engineering
At Thursday June 14th TMC, a company that employs and develops professionals educated in the exact sciences, visited IBS Precision Engineering (IBS PE) to learn more about the capabilities and facilities available at IBS PE. After a...Read more
Isara 400 demo movie
A demo movie of our Isara 400 coordinate measuring machine has been made available to get a better insight in this unique machine. You can view this movie below of on the Isara 400 webpage. Isara 400 demo...Read more
Clean4Yield officially launched!
The EU-funded Clean4Yield project that targets contamination and defect control in roll-to-roll organic electronics production has been officially launched. Coordinated by Holst Centre/TNO, the three-year project brings...Read more
March/April newsletter
Our March/April newsletter is now available. Click here to read it....Read more
Asphere Metrology on Joint Investigations
On March 6th and 7th the High Level Expert Meeting (HLEM) 2012 was organized by the UPOB competence center in Braunschweig, Germany. This year’s meeting was themed “Asphere Metrology on Joint Investigations”....Read more
Non-contact film handling using air bearings
Air bearings are providing breakthrough enabling technology by acting directly on substrates. Flexible films flow over non-turning “air turns” rather than contact rollers and enables non-contact handling of...Read more
Evaluate micro-machining performance with new machine tool analyzer
For over ten-years, the industry standard Spindle Error Analyzer (SEA) from Lion Precision has been measuring machine-tool spindle thermal growth and error motions in multiple axes. It has now been adapted for micro-machining. The...Read more
New capacitive displacement probes
To accommodate small spaces and larger measurement ranges & resolutions, Lion Precision has expanded their capacitive probe selection. New probes are available in diameters of 3 mm, 18 mm and 25 mm. In addition to new sizes,...Read more
Monitoring Solar-Cell Production
For the ProDuZo (Production of Thin Film Solar Cells), a new production process of Thin Film Solar Cells is investigated. IBS Precision Engineering is going to monitor the production process by use of Machine Vision and already gave a...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering delivers first Isara 400 CMM
After an extensive phase of research & development IBS Precision Engineering (headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands) delivered its first Isara 400 ultra precise coordinate measuring machine to IOM Leibniz, a research...Read more
New: New Way spherical air bearings
Example applications include Zero-G satellite testing, multi-directional control, flight simulators, laser deflection, scanners, precision spindles, etc. These non-contact air bearings provide for infinite...Read more
Exceptional measuring resolution with custom calibrations
In the field of non-contact measurement you probably have already heard of Lion Precision's capacitive and inductive measuring systems offered by IBS Precision Engineering. What you probably didn't know is that when...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering introduces new Triskelion 70 ultra-precision touch probe
IBS Precision Engineering developed an ultra-precision touch probe system, the Triskelion probe, which is suitable for point measurements as well as scanning. Its excellent measuring uncertainty and full 3D measurement...Read more
IBS Precision Engineering introduces new LION capacitive system
The Process Monitor (CPA100) is the new capacitive system from LION Precision. The output from this system is repeatable but not linear. It is used in servo "zero-seeking" systems where the capacitive sensor outputs are...Read more