Measurement
Like Playing Air Hockey on Your CMM
But not really. A new air-assist fixturing capability helps CMM operators glide heavy workpieces into place for part inspection.
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Bore Inspection Software Simplifies Data Download
Renishaw’s Boretrak Viewer is the new version of stand-alone software for use with the company’s Cabled Boretrak and Rodded Boretrak bored-hole deviation measurement systems.
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Mobile Five-Axis CMM Speeds Inspection on Shop Floor
To help companies meet tolerances and achieve repeatability, Advanced Industrial Measurement Systems (AIMS) offers its Revolution-series HB shopfloor coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
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Portable CMM Series Provides Accurate Scanning, Touch Measurement
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence expands its Romer Absolute Arm portable coordinate measuring machine (PCMM) product line with the addition of the 77 series.
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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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