Measurement
See Inside with CT Scanning
CT scanning—the same imaging technique used in the medical field—makes it possible to nondestructively inspect and measure manufactured parts. However, special considerations must be made for workpieces made of dense materials.
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Get Focused Automatically
An industrial microscope is similar to operating a camera, in that the operator must consider various factors such as lighting, shutter speed and exposure to capture the desired image. An inspection microscope with automatic focusing capabilities can streamline the process.
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Software, CMM Integrated for Portable 3D Inspection
Verisurf Software’s Master3DGage system provides rapid 3D inspection and reverse engineering capabilities said to help shops increase production and improve part quality.
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Video Measuring System Ensures Diamond Quality for Waterjets
A CNC video measuring system from Nikon Metrology helps Diamond Technology Innovations produce a more accurate diamond waterjet orifice.
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Automated System Measures Roughness, Contour Simultaneously
The Hommel-Etamic Wavemove CNC measuring station from Jenoptik Industrial Metrology combines high-precision measurement with eight fully automatic movable axes to measure both roughness and contours in a single run.
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CAD-Based Software for Multisensor Dimensional Measurement Systems
Optical Gaging Products, a division of Quality Vision International, offers QVI Zone3 CAD-based metrology software for full 3D programming of its SmartScope family of multisensor dimensional measurement systems.
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Get Focused
Microscopes offer the magnification necessary to inspect small parts, but the in-focus viewing field can be limited. A digital microscope with autofocusing capabilities can simplify inspection by creating composite images that show the entire selected field in focus at once.
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Laser Height Sensing System for Waterjets
Flow International offers the DynaBeam laser sensing system, a noncontact material height-sensing solution for waterjets.
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CMM Scans Circular Features Faster
Zeiss Industrial Metrology’s Contura CMM features navigator technology for active sensors, which enables faster scanning of circular features while also increasing accuracy.
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Software Offers 3D CAD-Based Measurement
Optical Gaging Products, a division of Quality Vision International, offers QVI Zone3 CAD-based metrology software for use with its SmartScope family of multisensor dimensional measurement systems.
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