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The surface properties on gearing has increased considerably in the past ten years. With the commonly known roughness measuring devices, measurements can be done on a sample basis. The handling, measurement time and setup time are not optimal, however. Specially trained staff and suitable ambient conditions are also required.

The gearing industry has wanted a system that measures roughness in automatic gauging processes. It should also be a very robust system so that the measurement can be done in production. Linked to this is the desire for the simplest possible operation, so that even less well-trained personnel can carry out the measurements.

The adaptation of a roughness measuring system on a modern gear measuring machine was used to achieve the goal. Today, such machines can be used directly in production and are easy to operate. The automatic measuring movements are also used for the processes of roughness measurement. Thus, serial measurements of the roughness are possible as in the gearing measurement. The roughness measurement no longer requires specially trained personnel due to this automation.