Inspection & Quality

Get with the Program column as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

The new VAST XTR gold probe from Carl Zeiss enables flexible and highly accurate measurements in industrial measuring, thus considerably increasing productivity and flexibility for operators.

HEIDENHAIN's new LC 200 linear scale sets new standards in linear measurement on long machine-tool axes.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of the new Surftest SJ-310 surface roughness tester.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of Contracer CV-3200/4500 Series contour measuring systems.

END USER: Fox Valley Metrology Ltd., (920) 426-5894, www.foxvalleymetrology.com. CHALLENGE: Providing faster service when repairing hand-held instruments. SOLUTION: A honing tool that allows repairing measurement instruments at a customer's site. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc., (323) 261-2193, www.brushresearch.com.

An industry veteran examines the top 10 issues for maintaining and enhancing quality control in parts manufacturing.

The TFG20 gantry enclosure is Technifor's latest laser marking solution.

I-Mark H Series from Columbia Marking Tools is a combination bench-top/handheld dot peen system that is easily programmable and marks metal, plastic or wooden parts at high speed (up to 4 characters per second).

END USER: Rohde & Schwarz, (888) 837-8772, www.rohde-schwarz.us. CHALLENGE: Simplify and speed up measurement of micro parts and features. SOLUTION: Optical 3-D measurement system that employs focus-variation technology.

Machine Technology columnist Dr. Scott Smith discusses the constraints related to the selection of machining parameters in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

More shops and builders are remotely monitoring machine tools, which quickens maintenance and repair.