This is very useful in situations where spools of material are being produced and the product goes out of spec for a short period of time. Knowing the point at which product abnormalities occur isn't just helpful in situations where product is being spooled. It's helpful in any time long sections of product are being produced, whether it's rod, cables, string, strands or tubing. Sometimes it may be unclear what part of the production process caused the abnormality. In these cases, the position on the production line can be determined by checking the encoder distance logs with the length of product produced.
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With this option installed, TLAserLink can be configured to automatically log scan data when certain events occur within the system. For example, if the product goes out of spec or exceeds specification warning limits, a data file can be set to open and record the scan data surrounding this event. This can be very useful in refining production processes and diagnosing problems on the line. Recording only the event related data is very useful when analyzing data. A laser micrometer may be registering 400 scans or more a second.