Measuring & Inspection Systems

Vision Engineering Inc. announces the EVO Cam ll, a digital microscope designed with new features to improve image quality and enhance user productivity.

Phillips Precision’s Products Div. announces its new Radial Loc-N-Load Plate as part of the Inspection Arsenal LEAN, Quick-Swap inspection fixture system. The Radial Loc-N-Load plate is 8 inches in diameter, 1/2”-thick black hard anodized aluminum with ¼-20 threaded holes. Because not every part is square we decided to use a radial hole pattern rather than a grid pattern in ½” offsets starting from the center hole. The smaller bolt circles have 30° spacing and the larger ones are 15°.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of MiCAT Planner v1.5 for the company’s coordinate measuring machines. In as little as one click, MiCAT Planner automates the generation of measurement programs based on CAD models containing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) information, as well as dimensional measuring equipment (DME). When no GD&T information exists, it can easily be added.

Renishaw announces the SFP2 – a new, improved surface finish measurement probe – for use with its REVO 5-axis measurement system on CMMs. The SFP2 probe increases the surface finish measurement ability of the REVO system, which offers a multisensor capability providing touch-trigger, high-speed tactile scanning and noncontact vision measurement on a single CMM.

MC Machinery Systems Inc. has partnered with InspecVision Planar US and will be offering the next generation of precision metrology. InspecVision, the high-speed integrated 2D and 3D measurement system, brings speed, accuracy and reliability to a shop’s measurement quality process.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announced the latest evolution of its GLOBAL S coordinate measuring machine (CMM) series, customizable for specific inspection work and changing manufacturing objectives. The new CMM platform features four capability packages focused on customer productivity drivers: Throughput, Precision, Multi-Purpose and Shop-Floor.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of the latest Rockwell hardness testers in its HR-530 Series, including the HR-530 (maximum specimen size height: 250 mm; depth: 150 mm) and the HR-530L (maximum specimen size height: 395 mm; depth 150 mm).

The Optoquick high-precision gage from Marposs Corp. measures parts up to 1,200mm (47.244") long. Optoquick sits directly beside machine tools to reduce wasted motion and increase productivity.