Inspection & Quality

Inspection of gears as large as 650mm in diameter now can be performed up to 25 percent faster with the introduction of the Gleason 650GMS Analytical Gear Inspection System, part of a new product series from Gleason Metrology Systems Corp.

The L.S. Starrett Co. announced its portable SR100 Surface Roughness Tester.

Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced the next generation of its well-established μMaxμm line of digital indicators.

Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing the "Transparent" Receiver to the Microgage 2D family.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the availability of a new USB input device that streamlines the interfacing of Mitutoyo Digimatic hand measurement tools with PCs.

Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced a new version of its successfulmmQ 400 series.

Hommel-Etamic introduces the IPS 100 bore inspection sensor system which provides rapid, single pass, automatic surface inspection of diameters from 75-110mm, instantly delivering a 360° panoramic view of a bore.

Get With The Program column for Cutting Tool Engineering's January 2011 issue covers the importance of networking all of the data in your shop.

Mahr Federal has introduced a new MarCheck measuring and evaluation unit for its high precision Linear 100 universal length measuring instrument.

Columbia Marking Tools Inc. is a marking machine company that can design and build special "machine-tool-like" marking equipment that is high-speed, highly accurate, and applies the latest technology in vision verification, software and digital controls. As a result, when one of the world's leading aircraft engine manufactures needed a new marking machine to place identification marks on wide variety of components with very different configurations, Columbia Marking Tools was called upon to design and build that machine.

Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new data interface accessory called "Capture" for the popular Laser Microgage industrial measuring and alignment system.

Manufacturers continue to make process improvements in everything from surface finish to grinding wheel life, but one of the simplest improvements is leveling an out-of-tolerance machine.