Inspection & Quality

News • October 18, 2013

ZOLLER and CGTech debut interface

CGTech, Irvine, Calif., the developer of VERICUT CNC verification and simulation software, and ZOLLER Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. , a leading presetting and measuring machine manufacturer and expert in the field of tool management, have announced a new product to better serve the customer base of the two companies.

Products • October 13, 2013

IF-Profiler

The IF-Profiler, by Alicona, is a non-contact measuring system to measure surface roughness including form.

Products • October 13, 2013

Inspection and Gaging Products

After significant product introductions and strategic corporate acquisitions, HEIDENHAIN Corp. now offers a comprehensive line of inspection and gauging products.

Products • October 13, 2013

i103l-g Laser Marking Machine

As with all production line operations, the marking has to be automated for cost and quality control reasons. SIC Marking are specialists in integrated systems which are highly versatile and easy to incorporate into a production environment.

Products • October 13, 2013

Handheld Scanner

NVision Inc. recently reverse engineered the rotor assembly, diffusers and diaphragm of a turbine for a major turbomachinery engineering firm in Texas.

Articles • October 1, 2013 • Susan Woods

Multiple options

Multisensor measurement can make part inspection for machine shops more efficient.

News • October 1, 2013

Control Gaging to build new HQ

Control Gaging recently broke ground on a new Ann Arbor, Mich., facility, where the company will engineer and manufacture precision measurement systems for the machining industry. The company, which has outgrown its current location, is building a new 24,500-sq.-ft. facility.

Products • September 13, 2013

c-vision Video Contour Projector

Quality Vision International has introduced its new c-vision Video Contour Projector.

Products • September 13, 2013

Magellan Vision System

Made in the USA and offering both live-graphical-part and live-image views, the Magellan Vision System from Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc. is available in two measuring ranges: 8" x 6" x 6" and 12" x 8" x 6".

Articles • September 1, 2013 • Cheryl Larkin

Sound advice: How to implement precision ultrasonic cleaning for medical parts and implants

When cleaning parts, there is general cleaning and then there is precision cleaning. Both types are important in medical device manufacturing, but precision cleaning -- repeatable removal of contaminants to a specified, usually validated standard -- has become more prevalent in part because of increasingly stringent Food and Drug Administration oversight of the manufacturing process, resulting in stricter process QC.

Articles • September 1, 2013 • Steve Bertrand

CAM initiatives help job shops succeed

When management smiles down upon CAM initiatives, shops can realize numerous benefits, according to the Get With The Program column in this month's Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • September 1, 2013 • Frank Burke

Talking cure

The use of conversational programming is growing and may influence tomorrow's conventional machine controls.