MEASUREMENT

Roller Bearing Measurement System
Measurement

Measure Roundness, Roughness And Form With One Instrument

For those in the market for accurate and reliable roundness measuring instruments, here’s a line-up designed to offer the right balance of capability, automation and capacity for a range of applications and budgets.

Vertically Mounted Probe
CNC & Machine Controls

In-Machine Gaging Automates Part Inspection

SPC Innovations' line of in-machine gages may provide an automated solution to some of the issues with post-process inspection.

CMM Measuremeny of Uncertainty of Conformance diagram
Measurement

Conformance, Traceability And Measurement Uncertainty In Coordinate Metrology

Customer-supplier disagreements over product compliance to specifications often are costly to the parties involved. Recognition of measurement uncertainty when determining conformance to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) specifications has risen in recent years. This article will focus on some important developments in this arena.

Linear CCD sensors
Measurement

Scanning Speeds Simplify Complex Part Inspection

Find out how a producer of precision turned parts found an inspection process that could check numerous features simultaneously and provide results quickly.

Topcraft Metal Products, Inc.
Measurement

Applied Process Intelligence Software Puts World Class In Reach

Automating the process predictability control function control function for this 42-person shop has helped move it toward its goal of being a world-class component parts company. For 2 years, Topcraft Metal Products, Inc. (TMP) has been implementing the comprehensive software system Micronite.

Micronite system
Measurement

Process Control System Hones Job Shop's Competitive Edge

After researching the available systems, this shop chose a knowledge-based, process control software developed for metalworking operations comply with customers’ Cpk demands.

Steel Cone Workpiece
Measurement

Improving Quality Bit By Bit

Video measurement systems help this drill bit manufacturer keep a step ahead of the competition.

Six servo-driven gages
Measurement

In-Process Thread Inspection

A supplier that cannot guarantee thread quality can be hit with thousands of dollars in penalties and risks a strained relationship.

说明- Dual-Laser测量过程
Measurement

Sorting And Inspection...At What Cost?

Suppliers are feeling the heat to achieve zero defects PPM. Old methods are giving way to automated systems. Here’s a look at how lasers are leading the way.

Measurement

Laser Micrometer Measures Parts In Process

Much buzz around the industry is focused on how best to apply CNC in multispindle screw machine shops. Some advocate total commitment to the technology, while others believe a mixture of mechanical and electronic actuation is the ticket. We visited multi-spindle builder Euroturn to see how it decides what an appropriate level of CNC and mechanical actuation is.