Measurement

Auto Supplier Uses System To Gage Thread Depth And Reduce Costs

Each of the thousands of output axle shafts machined by American Axle&Manufacturing (AAM) (Detroit, Michigan) has at least six mounting holes, permitting the half shaft to be bolted securely to the flange. The proper location, depth and thread in each hole is so critical that each hole must be inspected completely-without compromising production rates of more than 200 parts per hour, per gage. Manual inspection was proving to be slow, unreliable and tedious for the operators. That's when the company's plant engineers began searching for an automated thread verification system.

Compact Sensor

Tool Measurement System Works Inside Grinder

Touch Probing with a Feather's Touch

Touch probing technology that requires no stylus deflection allows multisensor measurement systems to probe very small part features.

Probe Can Reduce Scanning Time By As Much As 50 Percent

Measure Within A Small Space

Adjustable Measuring Force, Indexable Operation And More

TesaStar touch trigger probes from Brown & Sharpe Tesa feature an adjustable measuring force to prevent inadvertent triggering when a long stylus is used.  Using the hexagonal wrench that is supplied, probe trigger force can be adjusted.

Automatic Microscopy Transitions To Coordinate Measurement

Two-Megapixel Vision Sensor

Employ High Scanning Speeds To Measure Difficult Workpieces