Inspection & Quality

Mahr Federal has introduced an updated version of its Pocket Surf portable surface finish gage.

Introduced in 1959, coordinate measuring machines have become increasingly common over the last 2 decades. The complexity and cost once meant CMMs were only suitable for large manufacturers. Advances in CMM technology and manufacturing techniques have reduced the cost of ownership, and the machines are now found at all types and sizes of shops.

ZEISS Industrial Metrology has expanded the range of models to accommodate the measurement of larger workpieces.

Well-balanced, weighing in at less than 3 kg and featuring an ergonomic grip, e-mark from SIC Marking is comfortable to hold and operate.

A full line of vinyl pouches that only need to be applied once to provide a clean, attractive, and barcode scan-able label holder is available for immediate shipment from Vinylenvelope.com.

Cutting Tool Engineering Contributing Editor Kip Hanson offers insight into choosing the best method for marking parts.

Miyachi America Corp., Monrovia, Calif., a manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting and micromachining equipment, donated an LMF2000 fiber laser marker along with related safety equipment to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit organization that provides vocational training to returning, wounded and disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Services.

Gleason Corp. announces the introduction of the 175GMS Analytical Gear Inspection System, with faster complete inspection of automotive, aerospace and other smaller gears, as well as gear cutting tools and non-gear parts.

Mahr Federal's broad line of mechanical comparative gages can now be configured for wireless data transmission with the addition of a MarCator 1086 or 1087 wireless digital indicator.

The innovative optical edge sensor PosCon 3D by Baumer will reliably master tasks that previously required complex laser measuring systems.

Hexagon Metrology unveiled the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960, a walk-around coordinate measuring machine that fits in a single flight case.