Inspection & Quality

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.

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

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.

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".

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

The first Gi-360 with a Dual Feeder from General Inspection LLC has been delivered to an Italian fastener manufacturer.

The ATOS Core series from Capture 3D is the newest addition to the ATOS product line of advanced 3D scanners engineered by GOM.

Mahr Federal has introduced a new, totally redesigned version of its MarShaft Scope, its high-precision, fully automatic optical measuring system for dimensional testing of turned parts.

Zygo Corp. announced the Nexview profiler, its next-generation 3D imaging and measurement system for rapid, precise, quantitative and interactive surface metrology.

SICK announced the launch of the Dx35 line of laser distance measurement sensors.

Keyence Corp. of America adds a new fixed mount 1D and 2D barcode reader to its line of Auto ID products.

Hexagon Metrology released the Leica Absolute Tracker AT402, the next-generation laser tracker based on the Leica AT401 product line.