Metrology & Measurement

News • August 28, 2015

Check spindles on the machine

Thermal drift is the biggest contributor to machining and part errors. SpindleCheck from Lion Precision measures changes in the point of machining as the spindle warms up, as chillers run and as the environment changes. Precise warm-up times can be determined for each machine tool and sources of thermal drift can be identified. This is the only method that tests thermal effects at the point of machining, reports Lion Precision.

News • June 1, 2015

Alicona offers measurement training

Alicona Corp. will host a training program for its optical 3D measurement systems June 23-25 at the company's Bartlett, Ill. headquarters. The three-day program costs $4,500 per person.

Articles • January 1, 2015 • Christopher Tate

A CMM can benefit any shop

Introduced in 1959, coordinate measuring machines have become increasingly common over the last 2 decades. The complexity and cost once meant CMMs were only suitable for large manufacturers. Advances in CMM technology and manufacturing techniques have reduced the cost of ownership, and the machines are now found at all types and sizes of shops.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Machine-integrated inspection systems can improve quality, profitability

Stopping a machine to measure a workpiece is a waste of time. Not only is a high-priced piece of CNC equipment being taken out of production, but the measurements obtained when a machinist leans into a machine with a micrometer or bore gage can't compare in accuracy to those generated by a coordinate measuring machine or inline probe.

Videos • September 21, 2014

Zoller unveils 3D Check, Titan and cost per click calculator

Zoller unveils 3D Check, Titan and cost per click calculator at IMTS 2014.

Videos • September 21, 2014

Zoller displays 3D Check at IMTS 2014

Zoller displays its 3D Check machine during IMTS 2014.

Videos • September 14, 2014

Röhm Products of America demos F-senso at IMTS 2014

Röhm Products of America's F-senso pull-in force measurement device enables you to check the pull-in force of your tool clamping system. The regular monitoring of the pull-in force makes it possible to detect changes in the clamping strength before they have an effect on the quality of processing.

News • July 21, 2014

Hexagon acquires Vero Software

Hexagon AB, a Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, has acquired CAD/CAM software provider Vero Software, Cheltenham, England. Brands in Vero Software's portfolio include Alphacam, Cabinet Vision, Edgecam, Radan, SURFCAM, VISI, and WorkNC. The company has offices in the U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Japan, U.S., Brazil, Netherlands, China, Korea, Spain and India supplying products to more than 45 countries through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and reseller network.

Videos • March 22, 2014

Enlightened inspection

Hexagon Metrology's Gary Hobart, the company's national sales manager, demonstrates the Optiv Performance multisensor optical measurement system equipped with a rotary table and a chromatic white-light sensor.

Videos • February 22, 2014

Diaset Tool Presetter and Measuring System

The Diaset is an ideal bench-top machine for shops looking for an economical, yet precise, tool measuring and presetting system. The Diaset features a stable measuring column and base made of mineral cast; a large multi-functional readout; fine-adjust handwheels; pneumatic locking; serial printer port for labels; and adapters for most taper types.

Videos • January 14, 2014

Portable CMM

The portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) arm-free probing system HandyPROBE and the C-Track dual-camera sensor form a unique duo that generates high accuracy measurements and increases the reliability and speed of the measurement process.

News • October 18, 2013

ZOLLER and CGTech debut interface

CGTech, Irvine, Calif., the developer of VERICUT CNC verification and simulation software, and ZOLLER Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. , a leading presetting and measuring machine manufacturer and expert in the field of tool management, have announced a new product to better serve the customer base of the two companies.