Inspection & Quality

Products • May 1, 2014

Surface Finish Gage

From Jenoptik Industrial Metrology comes a crankshaft journal surface finish gage that greatly reduces the time required to collect and assess measurement data of virtually any crankshaft, any of its journals.

Products • May 1, 2014

CONTURA Coordinate Measuring Machine

The latest generation of the successful ZEISS CONTURA coordinate measuring machine is entering the market.

Products • May 1, 2014

BES R04 Block Sensor

Balluff expands its inductive sensor miniature line with the addition of the BES R04 block sensor.

Products • May 1, 2014

F-senso Spindle Pull-in Force Measuring Device

A new version of the F-senso spindle pull-in force measuring device from Röhm Products of America is engineered for use with clamping systems for smaller tool shanks including HSK A 25, A 32 and A 40 and steep taper SK [CAT/BT] 30.

Products • May 1, 2014

SMZ1270/SMZ1270i and SMZ800N Stereo Microscopes

Nikon Metrology announces the release of SMZ1270, a stereo microscope with the largest zoom ratio in its class, SMZ1270i, a version of SMZ1270 with intelligent features, and SMZ800N with enhanced optics and operability.

Articles • April 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Glasses that ‘see’ inside machines

An industrial-grade, wearable computing device.

Articles • April 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Systematic thinking: Enterprise resource planning

The steel comes in late, she shop is overloaded, due dates are regularly missed and the last quote was blown because no one has a clue about actual operating costs. These are just a few of the daily problems encountered by shops that manage their businesses through Excel spreadsheets and low-cost accounting software. There is a better way.

Products • April 1, 2014

Artis CTM V6 Monitoring System

Marposs Corp. has introduced its new generation Artis CTM V6 tool, machine and process monitoring system.

Products • April 1, 2014

ROMER Absolute Arm

Hexagon Metrology announced the next generation of the ROMER Absolute Arm.

Products • April 1, 2014

OD Mini Optical Displacement Sensor

SICK announced the launch of the low cost OD Mini short range distance sensor for precise measurement tasks.

Videos • March 22, 2014

Enlightened inspection

Hexagon Metrology's Gary Hobart, the company's national sales manager, demonstrates the Optiv Performance multisensor optical measurement system equipped with a rotary table and a chromatic white-light sensor.

Products • March 1, 2014

360 Smart Inline Measurement Solutions

Hexagon Metrology announced the launch of 360° Smart Inline Measurement Solutions (360° SIMS), a new family of measurement solutions that can be fully integrated into demanding automotive production lines to serve manufacturers during launch, ramp-up and ongoing production.