Inspection and Measurement
Optical Comparators Automate Inspection Processes
Developed by VisionX and available from Methods Machine Tools, the VisionGauge 700 series of digital optical comparators enables five-axis inspection so that users can efficiently view workpieces from all sides and angles.
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Tool Positioning System VDI Reduces Setup Time
The Eppinger Trifix tool positioning system from Exsys enables quick and accurate exchanges of both static and driven tooling for multitasking machines.
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Shopfloor CMM Offers Fixturing Flexibility
Hexagon Metrology’s 7.10.7 SF series of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) is designed for use in harsh industrial environments.
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Five Go-To Machining Technologies
There are a number of ancillary machine tool technologies that shops can use to become more efficient and effective. Here are five that I appreciate.
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Retired Engineer Turns Machinist
The industrial benchtop CNC mill that Dan Rosenthal installed in his garage is no toy.
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Retired Yet Inspired to Learn Machining
A retired engineer with no prior machining experience is learning how to be a machinist. His quickly increasing skillset demonstrates how new machining technology is becoming more capable and easier to pick up and apply.
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Laser System Aligns Bar Feeders
The L56SS bar feeder alignment laser system from Laser Tools features a magnetic spindle adapter to accommodate bores as small as 0.0393" (1 mm).
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Mobile Metrology
When Clinkenbeard of Rockford, Illinois, decided to invest in a Romer six-axis portable metrology arm in the fall of 2013, they expected it to help ensure the quality of the parts they make. What they didn’t expect was the host of additional benefits the device would provide.
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Infrared Touch Probe for Small, Delicate Workpieces
Hexagon Metrology’s m&h IRP40.50 infrared touch probe for miniature machining centers is well-suited for inspection in tight spaces.
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Raising the Bar with Ballbar Testing
Few manufacturing companies rely on ballbar testing to maintain machine tool accuracy as thoroughly as Silfex. Now, advanced training and a move to a Renishaw QC20-W wireless system have enabled the company to take the benefits of ballbar testing to a higher level.
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