Oil and CMMs do not mix. Our Global Image cost over $4k to bring back to life.
Immediately berate maintenance and management for letting this situation develop.
Protect the CMM. We added an air dryer in front, followed by 2 oil filters and then the factory stuff. Inspect daily. Change filters frequently, they are cheap.
Clean the bearing ways twice a day if in the shop.
But first you'll have to clean out the air system. We spent several days just pumping 99% alcohol into the air line and wiping up oil. Spent nearly 2 weeks not measuring just cleaning.
There is at least one component that was damaged by the alcohol and had to be replace.
Follow up with a calibration.
And don't forget the alcohol for yourself. You stay in this business and you'll need it.
Oil and CMMs do not mix. Our Global Image cost over $4k to bring back to life.
Immediately berate maintenance and management for letting this situation develop.
Protect the CMM. We added an air dryer in front, followed by 2 oil filters and then the factory stuff. Inspect daily. Change filters frequently, they are cheap.
Clean the bearing ways twice a day if in the shop.
But first you'll have to clean out the air system. We spent several days just pumping 99% alcohol into the air line and wiping up oil. Spent nearly 2 weeks not measuring just cleaning.
There is at least one component that was damaged by the alcohol and had to be replace.
Follow up with a calibration.
And don't forget the alcohol for yourself. You stay in this business and you'll need it.
