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Press Release

On show at Autosport 2008 this year will be new camshaft measurement
and analysis software from Baty International.

Developed through their association with Hawk Kawasaki British Superbike Team, Baty's new CAM-Check kit enables engine tuners to collect profile data from cams that have performed well on the dyno, allowing them to check that replacement cams have been made to exactly the same spec. Also, they will be able to use this base data to develop new profiles, specifying to the cam grinder exactly what profile changes are required and using CAM-check to ensure that the development cam has been ground to those requirements.

The kit consists of three parts: a bench fixture to locate the camshaft and various digital transducers which in turn are connected to Baty's 'GageChek' data collection unit.
This unit logs the linear displacement of each lobe being measured with the rotation of the camshaft. The resulting data file is either sent automatically or stored until needed before being sent via network or USB device to a PC where Baty's CAM-check software will plot the lobe profile data graphically.
Lobe data from several cams can be overlaid on top of each other and a visual comparison made from one camshaft to another.
In this case one camshaft is nominated as the master and CAM-check best fits the data plots from the other shafts and shows where profile errors occur.
A tolerance value can be applied to the master cam so that subsequent cam data can be quickly classified as PASS or FAIL.

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