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Installation and Adjustment Guidelines for MINIRAIL and MINISCALE PLUS
16.1 Installation and Adjustment Guidelines
16.1 Methods for Aligning the Guideways
Alignment of the guide rails depends on the level of accuracyneeded and must be
specified in the construction phase of the machine, since this is when the number
of reference surfaces as well as their positions aredetermined. A distinction is
made between the following types of alignment:
No reference edge available
• Alignment by hand without tools
• Not recommended
• Very low accuracy and lateral force absorption
No reference edge available
• Alignment by hand with tools, e. g. aligning gauge, guide strip, dial gauge,
installation carriage
• Medium to high level of accuracy depending on the complexity
• Low accuracy and lateral force absorption
Lateral reference
• Alignment by means of pressing against the reference surface
• High level of accuracy, depending on the accuracy of the reference edge
• Very quick due to predefined reference edge
Lateral reference surface and additional lateral clamping
• Alignment by pressing against the reference surface with the help of lateral
clamping elements
• Very high level of accuracy, depending on the accuracy of the reference edge
• Very quick due to predefined reference edge