Inspection & Metrology Equipment

The new SR200 Surface Roughness Tester from The L.S. Starrett Co. is a powerful, full featured instrument that can be used either freestanding (on horizontal, vertical or even inverted surfaces) or bench-mounted with fixturing for batch measurement and laboratory applications.

Columbia Marking Tools Inc. developed of the double-acting air-operated impact markers and for many years the model 651, 751 851 Slide-A-Mark units have been the preferred choice for applying impact marks in a wide variety of materials, particularly sheet metal parts.

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

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.

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

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.

Datron Dynamics Inc. has announced the release of the M10 Pro, a "next generation" in their line of German-engineered high speed machining centers that includes significant advancements in their machining technology.

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

Control Micro Systems Inc.'s line of turnkey laser tools provide marking, cutting, welding, drilling and scribing processes, covering a wide range of materials; optimized to the unique requirements of medical device manufacturers.

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.