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Pro-Cut's PFM 9.2 On-Car Lathe Provides Technicians with Live Digital Readout Fresno CA

The Pro-Cut PFM 9.2 DRO-Live on-car brake lathe includes a five character LED screen mounted inside the computer box that constantly shows run-out in the lathe during the compensation process.
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Pro-Cut's PFM 9.2 On-Car Lathe Provides Technicians with Live Digital Readout



The Pro-Cut PFM 9.2 DRO-Live on-car brake lathe includes a five character LED screen mounted inside the computer box that constantly shows run-out in the lathe during the compensation process. In addition, the LED screen will display captured data on lathe use and performance that, in combination with a report card and innovative new service plan, will provide shop managers with the means to insure the functionality and profitability of the lathe. Pro-Cut is the first manufacturer in the world to deliver this patent pending technology to the market.

Pro-Cut PFM on-car lathes use a sensor, computer and precise drive system to automatically align the lathe so the resulting machined rotor is tailored to turn perfectly true regardless of irregularities in the vehicle’s hub. Previous versions of the PFM lathe used green and red lights to indicate the accuracy of the compensation. The new DRO-Live model shows the run-out in the lathe to within one ten thousandths of an inch (0.0001’ or 1/25th the thickness of a hair).

“The signal from the rate sensor has always been translatable into a true measurement,” said Chris Greenwald, Pro-Cut’s chief technology officer and DRO-Live project leader, “we just haven’t had the means to display it.”

“Having a firm number on a screen which can be confirmed as accurate gives the tech and the business confidence that they’re doing the job right,” said Pro-Cu...

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