Measurement
Non-Contact Probe Enables Force-Free Measurement of Gear Profiles
Hexagon Metrology’s HP-O non-contact scanning probe is intended as an alternative to tactile analog measurement and scanning probes, and is well-suited for scanning large parts and those that are rotationally symmetric.
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Gear Inspection System Features Active Air Suspension
Available from Kapp Technologies, the R&P Metrology RPG 3500DS gear inspection system is capable of measuring parts ranging to 3,500 mm OD or, optionally, 4,000 mm OD.
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Tool Management System Pumps up Plant-Wide Communication
Zoller’s Tool Management System helped Bosch Rexroth streamline tool design, product manufacturing and tool quality. As a result, the plant has seen a reduction in quality issues and an increase in production efficiency.
Read MoreInspection Ball Kit Offers Fractional Inch Sizes
Bal-Tec offers a kit containing 98 nonstandard precision inspection balls.
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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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