Inspection & Quality

Titan Tool Supply Inc. announces the introduction of an integrated, full HD digital microscope system, which operates without a PC and, utilizing its image processing and control engine, delivers video-image quality at 60 frames per second. According to Titan, the Omni offers a solution to a broad range of quality control, testing, rework, assembly, inspection and documentation tasks.

Long a shop floor standard for precision ID and OD measurements, Mahr Federal's Multimar 36 B indicator gage has been enhanced to accept a wider range of contacts and anvils, enabling, for example, measurement of pitch, gear diameters, threads, taper diameters and recesses. It can also accept a Mahr Integrated Wireless Indicator for wireless data transmission.

Sandvik Coromant has unveiled its CoroPlus suite of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions aimed at helping manufacturers prepare for Industry 4.0. The concept is designed specifically to improve the control of productivity and costs through a combination of connected machining and access to manufacturing data and expert knowledge.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announced its new automated measurement work cell, the 360º flexible measurement cell (360º FMC). Developed by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Integrated Solutions Business Unit, the 360º FMC is an automated measurement work cell that seamlessly delivers all four pillars of automation in one solution: flexibility, footprint, throughput and performance.

HEIDENHAIN offers the new QUADRA-CHEK 3000 evaluation electronics system for high-precision measuring machines. With its sleek industrial design, is right at home on the shop floor or in clean room environments.

4D Technology today announced the 4D InSpec Surface Gauge, a handheld, noncontact instrument that measures precision machined surface defects and features with micrometer-level resolution. The 4D InSpec employs 4D's patented technology, which enables rapid measurements that are unaffected by vibration present in most manufacturing environments.

Phase II's PHT-6000 nondestructive, portable, ultrasonic hardness tester is suitable for small, large, flat, round, thick or thin workpieces. It can test soft metals, such as copper and brass, and hard metals while adhering to ASTM A1038-10 guidelines for portable hardness testing using the static ultrasonic contact impedance method.

Clearly verify the presence of dust in production: Companies check the hall air quality efficiently with the new air monitoring system AirWatch. KEMPER's sensor technology is able to determine and document the number and weight of nanoparticles and then analyze it with smartphone, tablet or PC and compare it to limit values.

Photron Inc. introduces the PhotoCam SpeederV2. The portable, standalone high-speed camera system is specially designed for production fault-finding. Intuitive and easy to use, the camera system allows workers to quickly view and identify production errors on the integrated 7-inch LCD remote touch screen, without the need for a computer or network infrastructure.

Unlike conventional microscopes, the eyepiece‐less technology built into the Lynx EVO from Vision Engineering overcomes the ergonomic challenges faced with binocular microscopy. Operators experience both optical and postural ergonomics giving them ease of use with less physical strain.

Conventional profilometry scans sample surfaces from a single, fixed direction. This is only appropriate for measuring sufficiently flat samples, as opposed to cylindrical shapes that require a precise 360° rotation. For an application such as characterizing the helical cutting edge of a tool, a conventional machine would need multiple scans from different angles of the entire part, as well as significant post scan data manipulation. This is often too time consuming for QC applications that only require measurements from very specific regions. NANOVEA'S rotational stage solves this problem with simultaneous motion control of the lateral and rotational axes.

Mahr Federal Inc. offers the MarSurf PS 10 roughness measuring unit. The MarSurf PS 10 from Mahr is a practical roughness measuring unit for mobile use.