Inspection & Quality

Titan Tool Supply Inc. offers two new videoscope units designed for portable, on-site inspections.

HR-200/300/400/500 series Rockwell hardness testing machines from Mitutoyo America Corp. reportedly offer enhanced performance with improved frames, better ergonomics and other productivity boosting features.

Kistler has introduced the Type 4550A KiTorq rotor torque flange measuring unit.

Methods Machine Tools distributes VISIONx Inc.'s 300 Series VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator (Patents Pending).

Vision Engineering's Kestrel Elite, 2-Axis Optical Measurement Microscope is designed for engineers to withstand the challenging conditions on the shop floor.

END USER: Milwaukee Machine Works Inc., (414) 476-3285, www.milwaukeemachineworks.com. CHALLENGE: More accurately measure and document extremely large parts. SOLUTION: An ultraprecise coordinate measuring machine with a capacity for large parts.

How microscopes and vision systems are used in machine shops for noncontact inspection and measurement.

Tools and techniques for engraving 2-D data matrix bar codes on machined metal parts.

Manufacturers large and small develop strategies to quickly redesign and machine new parts for military customers.

The Kwikmark magazine tag transfer feeder from Kwik Mark Inc. was developed to eliminate the problematic tag feeding issues of escaping tags from the bottom of a magazine.

Columbia Marking Tools Inc. pioneered the development of the double-acting air-operated impact marker and their tiny Model 78 Mite-E-Mark line is extremely rugged and cost-effective (most systems are under $500) and packs 18 times the force of an air cylinder with the same bore.

END USER: Focus: HOPE's Center for Advanced Technologies, www.focushope.edu, (313) 494-5500. CHALLENGE: Accurately mark machined parts. SOLUTION: A flexible laser marking system.