Lobing is deviation from roundness on a centerless ground partan issue for anyone who produces or uses centerless-ground product.
LaserLincs Lobex Lobing Detection System is a real-time tool for detection and elimination of lobing problems. That's right, with Lobex you can detect lobing as it occurs.
The system can identify 3-, 5-, 7-, 9- or 11-lobing on centerless ground products as they exit a grinder. This means an operator can make the necessary adjustments to the grinder to bring the product back into spec, saving time and material.
Lobex is also ideal for offline inspection.
A Lobex system provides repeatable data, unlike tri-mike testing, which is inconsistent and prone to user-error. The Lobex software can also identify higher-frequency lobing. Tri-mikes under-report 5-lobing, and compounding the error, 5-lobing in a product masks tri-lobing.