Inspection & Quality

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

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.

The new pack cart+ P122/P62 from SIC Marking can carry marking machine effortlessly.

Light and compact in design, easy to operate with long-lasting battery power, the Hommel-Etamic W5 surface roughness measuring system is ideally suited for measurements on the production line.

ROMER Inc. announced the launch of CMS108, a high-precision, non-contact laser scanner available for their portable coordinate measuring machines.