Inspection System Helps Company Meet Short Lead Times
A digital video inspection system from Starrett is increasing this company’s inspection throughput and helping it get parts to its customer on time.
Gaging’s Value for Effective Unattended CNC Machining
Process control is a bigger deal for high-volume CNC machining operations to eliminate scads of scrap/rework because a problem was not identified early on.
Starrett Large Multisensor Vision System Optimizes QC Process
System has dual optical systems and touch-probe capability to measure parts with a diverse range of feature sizes and geometries.
Mahr Offers Easy-to-Use Mobile Surface Measurement System
Mahr’s MarSurf M 310 mobile surface measurement system offers high-precision measurements to test surface roughness on small and large workpieces.
In-Process Testing in Automated Electronics Production
This automated plant can produce as many as 3,000 electrical fuses per hour, and integrated small force sensors ensure they meet the automotive industry’s standards.
Renishaw FixtureBuilder 8.0 Simplifies Inspection Fixture Modeling
Renishaw FixtureBuilder 8.0 3D-modelling software offers measurement advances.
Fast Fixturing for Inspection and Laser Marking
The versatility of the Inspection Arsenal and Laser Arsenal modular fixture plate systems enables fixturing to be built on the individual grid plates. The plates can be easily removed from the magnetic docking rail when not needed.
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Exact Metrology 3D Scanner Designed for Small Mechanical Parts
Artec Micro is an automated, metrology-grade desktop 3D scanner used for scanning tiny mechanical parts (such as engine valves or connectors) for inspection and reverse engineering, as well as other small objects for heritage preservation, dentistry and medical industries.
Kenova V3 Presetter Offers Intuitive, Flexible Operation
Kelch’s Kenova V3 tool presetter designed so turning tools can be precisely preset quickly and easily.
Marposs Offers Auto Die Match in Form/Thread Rolling
Brankamp X5 option continuously monitors the rolling process.
Caron’s TMAC System Offers Real-Time Tool Monitoring
Monitoring system accurately monitors tapping cycles.
Micromachining is About Precision
Holding tolerances on very small part features is not for the faint of heart. The skill is not only in the machining, but cleaning and inspection as well.
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VIDEOS
To Scan or Not to Scan
Industrial metrology professionals are constantly tasked with finding the best methodology to inspect parts.
Programmable Gages Help Create Automation Cell
Conroe Machine (Conroe, Texas) is doing what most machine shops only dream of: hard turning a family of parts around the clock in an unmanned cell that operates a “self-controlled” process.
The Coolest Thing You'll See Today
While this video does not really relate to manufacturing, it certainly does demonstrate precision.
Automated Inspection on the Shop Floor
Most machine shops understand the value of automation when it is applied to such operations as turning, milling and grinding.
Mitutoyo’s Profile Projector Enables Easier 2D Measurements
The M2 2D processor updates the PH-3515 profile projector with a new touchscreen tablet and easier 2D processing for measuring dimensions.
Non-Contact Tread Measurement Speeds Pipe Inspection
Pipe/coupling thread measurement system designed to reduce tool costs and downtimes.
Company Expands Horizontal Travel on Optical Comparator
L.S. Starrett expands horizontal X-axis travel on the HB400 benchtop optical comparator from 12" to 16" to measure large parts on its workstage.
MiSTAR 555 Shopfloor CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine without Compressed Air
It features an open structure design with a single support moving bridge, enabling users to mount workpieces from the front, rear and right for installation and a walk up inspection station.
Mitutoyo America Corp.'s HR-600 Hardness Tester Expands Range of Measurements
The hardness tester combines functionality for Rockwell hardness testing and for Light Force Brinell testing in one machine, expanding the range of available measurements
Effective Technical Process Through Metrology
As manufacturing processes and the resulting parts become more complex, shops must invest the time and resources to allow their inspection methods to keep pace.
