Inspection & Quality

Technifor meets the identification and traceability demands of the heavy equipment manufacturer with the powerful XF530 micro-percussion machine.

HEIDENHAIN announces the ACANTO 30xx, the newest product in HEIDENHAIN's line of high accuracy length gages. The ACANTO 30xx features a 30mm measuring stroke, ideal for measuring objects of multiple sizes or for applications which require a long travel.

The ProductionACE Production Management System from Production Process has three new tools that boost manufacturing productivity through the use of smartphones and tablet PCs.

Thermal compensation of a coordinate measuring machine's principle structural components and the part being measured helps ensure measuring accuracy over an extended temperature range when the CMM is installed outside of a temperature-controlled area. Such a temperature-compensation system is comprised of temperature sensors and cabling running through the machine to its controller. The more sensors there are the more accurate the system, but these cables can cause mechanical issues and will eventually fray or break because of the constant CMM motion.

SICK announced the launch of the WTB4 MultiLine Photoelectric sensor.

A model-based design and verification method for reducing the time to build complex vehicles and aircraft.

X-ray scanning a part with internal features is useful because it creates 2-D images of those features in a nondestructive manner. Industrial computed-tomography, or industrial CT scanning, which is based on X-ray scanning technology, takes it a step further by providing a complete 3-D view for internal and external analysis.

Mahr Federal has introduced the next generation of its well-established Micro-Dimensionair line of portable air gages. The new Micro-Dimensionair II incorporates the enhanced Micro-Maxum II Digital Indicator and an interchangeable handle to provide accurate, convenient readouts at the measurement site.

Italian coordinate measuring machine (CMM) manufacturer Coord3 Metrology announced its 2013 CMM model series with the PH10 PLUS series of motorized indexing probe heads, wireless thermal compensation, high-resolution free-floating measuring scales and a free Stylus Change Rack.

Metrologic Group announces new software breakthrough suitable for all industrial robots that can provide a true production metrology solution, accurate, reliable and flexible.

Jesse Garant & Associates Metrology Center provided a brief animated view of various computed-tomography scanning analysis systems.