Inspection and Measurement
Entry-Level System Provides Nanometer-Range Measurement
Mahr Federal offers its entry-level MarSurf UD 130 surface finish and contour measuring system capable of generating both surface and contour measurements in a single pass.
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Making the Move to Five-Axis
After the recession, Vineburg Machining Inc. started taking on challenging medical work, which meant taking up five-axis machining. Machinery from Haas helped cut scrap, reduce processing time and improve quality.
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3D Measurement Software Update Enhances Point Cloud Rendering
Verisurf Software has released version X9 of its 3D measurement software which includes the Verisurf Solids, a complete 3D solid modeling application, as well as productivity enhancements to other modules.
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On-Machine Probing of My Kind of Workpieces
Leave it to the Germans to develop probing routines to turn a machining center into a beer bottle opener. Gotta love it.
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Meeting Microgrinding Challenges
A technology for microgrinding reminiscent of Swiss-type machines' sliding headstocks can handle higher length-to-diameter ratios in the grinding of medical guidewires and other long, skinny parts.
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Automated Metrology Cell Operates In or Near Line
Perceptron’s AutoScan Collaborative RoboGauge extends its family of next-generation industrial gaging products to include fully-automated robotic 3D scanning for dimensional measurement and gaging applications on the manufacturing floor.
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Updated CMM Operates under Wider Temperature Conditions
The enhanced Zeiss DuraMax HTG (high temperature and gradients) coordinate measuring machine is now more insensitive to mechanical vibrations and temperature fluctuations.
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CMM Designed for Demanding Use on Shop Floor
The Figa shopfloor coordinate measuring machine (CMM) from Coord3, a Perceptron company, is designed to perform demanding gaging operations on the production floor.
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Optical Measurement System Sealed for Shopfloor Use
Jenoptik Industrial Metrology’s Hommel-Etamic Opticline single-camera optical measurement system is designed to measure workpieces as large as 80 mm in diameter without any loss of resolution.
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Optical Measurement System Sealed for Shopfloor Use
Jenoptik Industrial Metrology’s Hommel-Etamic Opticline single-camera optical measurement system is designed to measure workpieces as large as 80 mm in diameter without any loss of resolution.
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