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Products January 22, 2016

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, formerly Hexagon Metrology, recently unveiled its new, top-of-the-line addition to the ROMER Absolute Arm portable coordinate measuring machine product line—the 77 Series, which the company described as the most accurate ROMER Absolute Arm to date.

Videos January 21, 2016

Haimer: Easier to find edge with new 3D sensor

The 3D-Sensor New Generation from Haimer USA LLC builds on the success of its predecessor, the Haimer Universal 3D-Sensor, according to a Haimer USA blog post dated Jan. 12. The 3D-Sensor New Generation reportedly features enhanced mechanics, a compact and easy-to-grip casing, and a large 1/100mm dial gauge with two easy-to-read hands.

Products January 21, 2016

3D-Sensor New Generation

These enhancements improve operations, eliminate restrictions to the working area and allow an extremely precise display of the spindle position, the company said. The new sensor is said to be capable of fast, "math-free" positioning of the spindle axis on the edges of the workpiece, and offers precision of 0.01mm when used with original Haimer probe tips.

Products January 7, 2016

MCV-500H and MCV-5000H Laser System

Optodyne Inc., Rancho Dominguez, Calif., a maker of laser measurement, calibration and compensation systems, recently introduced a new and improved laser calibration system—the MCV-500H and MCV-5000H. The MCV-500H and MCV-5000H laser calibration system is a basic system for linear displacement measurement, the company said in a news release issued Dec. 17, 2015.

Articles January 1, 2016

From hard gaging to noncontact

CHALLENGE: Upgrade QC to reduce the amount of time required for dimension measurements. SOLUTION: Utilize an image-dimension-measuring system that enables hundreds of features to be measured in seconds. END USER: Autocam Corp. Inc., (800) 747-6978, www.autocam.com. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Keyence Corp. of America, (888) 539-3623, www.keyence.com.

Articles January 1, 2016 Matthew Jaster

Closer inspection

Metrology is evolving to allow inspection to be moved closer to the production area. Is it time to remove your inspection lab and retire your old, reliable coordinate measuring machine? Has portable metrology equipment reached a point where all your parts can be measured directly on the shop floor? The answer to both remains a resounding, "Not quite yet."

Videos October 1, 2015

In-process tool checking saves time, guarantees quality

Northern Tool, a division of Star Cutter Company, Farmington Hills, MI, is well-known for designing and producing special carbide cutting tools, often for automotive powertrain production, that accomplish more than one cutting operation in a single pass.

News August 18, 2015

Occupational exposure risk warning

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), Lansing, Mich., issued a reminder to workers and industry of the potential for exposure to microbial pathogens in metalworking fluids following a story in the Belfast Telegraph about metalworkers at a local shipyard who were diagnosed with pneumococcal disease. The workers are believed to have been exposed to aerosols containing the bacteria.

Articles June 1, 2015 Christopher Tate

Inspect only when needed

When not required by the customer, inspection is a likely target for shops seeking to eliminate inefficiencies within the manufacturing process, suggests the Shop Technology column in the June 2015 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles June 1, 2015 Alan Richter

Finger on the pulse

A direct-drive, servomotor robotic finger.

Products May 1, 2015

HandyTec Model HH-10 Metal Detector

The Eriez HandyTec Model HH-10 hand-held metal detector has the ability to pinpoint small pieces of ferrous contamination in shallow layers of nonferrous product.

Products March 1, 2015

Mag Checker

Available in North America through HEIDENHAIN Corp., the Magnification Checker is a tool to reliably assist machine vision users in qualifying the pixel size of any camera type.

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