RAMTIC
Renishaw, a U.K.-based maker of metrology systems, developed RAMTIC, its unique approach to process control, in the early 1990s. When it first appeared, RAMTIC (Renishaw’s Automated Milling, Turning and Inspection Center) was characterized by two conspicuous developments in tangible machine tool technology. One was the use of portable carrousels for palletized workpieces and cutting tools. The other was the use of artifacts, or master components, by which a machine tool could check its own dimensional calibration.
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