Inspection & Quality

Bringing inspection technology to the shop floor for quality control can pay big dividends.

Inspection is a crucial process in the making of safety-critical medical components. One shop offers a glimpse into its process.

The TQC Surface Profile and Coating Thickness Gage from Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc. is a combination gage that can be equipped with two different tips, one for surface roughness and another for coating thickness.

The L.S. Starrett Co. announced its benchtop optical systems are now available with the MetLogix M2 Touchscreen Control, and that The Company's EZ manual vision systems can be equipped with MetLogix M3 Touchscreen Control.

The May 2011 Look Ahead column looks at a gaging system that offers an alternative to traditional dedicated gaging.

POSITECTOR 6000 III SERIES is available from Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc.

Vision Engineering's SX25 stereo zoom microscope has been designed to incorporate high quality optics without all of the unnecessary optional extras, keeping the cost down, making the SX25 microscope an affordable option.

Reid Supply Co. offers a free online Carbon Footprint Calculator and other calculators to help industry and education take proactive steps to lower their energy use.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of the new ROUNDTEST RA-H5200 Series roundness/cylindricity measurement systems, which combine extreme accuracy with functional flexibility.

Available with a digital micrometer that shows readings in 0.00005-inch (0.001mm) divisions, the new XAM-1 Measuring Microscope from Titan Tool Supply Inc. provides precision measurements that are not limited by magnification, field of view, or a calibrated reticle for its measuring capacity.

The new STRATO-Apex Coordinate Measuring Machine from Mitutoyo America Corp. combines an advanced structure with newly developed high-performance control and scanning technologies.

Ono Sokki Technology Inc.'s new HT-4200 tachometer is small, thin, and lightweight, weighing less than 4-½ oz., not only does it fit in your hand, it also easily slips into your shirt or pants pocket.