Measurement
In-Place Machining Company Acquires Oasis Alignment Services
The acquisition of Oasis, as well as of Exact Metrology in July of this year, contributes to IPM’s growing measurement and alignment division in the U.S. and Canada.
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LK Metrology Launches Large-Capacity, Lower-Cost CMMs
The Aeros, Aeros S and Aeros P gantry-type CMMs reportedly enable manufacturers in aerospace, power generation, automotive and defense to benefit from using 3D metrology systems.
Read MoreCompact, In-Machine Measurement Technologies From Hexagon
Hexagon’s new M&H R-400 multi-sensor radio probe system can be used to fulfill both in-machine workpiece measurement and tool-setting requirements. The system can be used to measure complex, free-form geometries with tight tolerances.
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ANCA's Software Features Total Tool Runout Compensation
The latest update in ANCA’s ToolRoom software contains a total tool runout measurement and compensation operation, an addition to its existing axial runout compensation.
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Test Indicators Excel for Tight Tolerances and Small Spaces
Test indicators are sometimes overlooked or replaced by dial or digital indicators, but for some situations, they can’t be beat.
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Renishaw's Alignment System Precisely Measures Parallelism
The XK10 alignment laser system achieves precise adjustments to machine parallelism at a level that was previously impossible with traditional measurement techniques.
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Western Gage's Readout Provides Five Micro-Inch Resolution
Westec 2021: Micro IIi Air Gage Readout features a built-in microprocessor, digital and analog displays, USB & RS-232 serial data outputs and auto calibration with master gages.
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Vibration: An Invisible Source of Gaging Error
Vibration can make or break a gage’s performance, but vibration errors can be resolved by using a vibration isolation table or other correction measures.
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Machining 101: What Are Coordinate Measuring Machines?
Optimized bases, drives, probes, software and more make coordinate measuring machines the most accurate tools for measuring part dimensions.
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Tool Presetting Identifies and Isolates Costly Problems
Speroni’s Futura CNC presetter enabled Cogitic to diagnose runout and wear problems with its tooling before running the tools on its machines, saving time and expensive material.
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