Inspection & Metrology Equipment

Heidenhain Corp. offers a compact touch probe primarily for use in NC-controlled grinding machines and lathes.

Nikon Metrology Inc. announces the release of its ShuttlePix P-400R Digital Microscope, made for inspection, observation, simple measurement and recording of high-resolution images.

With DuraMax, Carl Zeiss offers an popular compact 3D coordinate measuring machine. DuraMax Gear marks the evolution of DuraMax into a shopfloor gear wheel measuring machine.

Giles Gaskell, North American sales manager for 3D Imaging Products for Wenzel/Xspect Solutions says, "For anyone who is looking for portable 3D imaging technology for reverse engineering or inspection, the MobileScan3D system provides the quality and repeatability of a CMM-based laser scanner in a portable and highly flexible system"

The requirements for quality assurance have increased with 3D technologies. Previously all major dimensions could be taken from a 2D drawing for tactile measurement which is no longer the case today. Modern 3D drawings include little in the way of explicit dimensions. The curves of the free-form surfaces are almost impossible to verify, using traditional tactile measurement techniques.

Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a revolutionary new 2-dimensional Microgage for precision measuring, machine alignment, calibration, and other demanding industrial applications.

Behringer Saws has introduced a laser-based measuring system for use on the company's full range of sawing and turnkey pre- and post-cut material handling productivity-enhancing products.

Pinpoint Laser Systems offers a laser-based Microgage 2D system for measuring the flatness of machinery and production equipment.

Hexagon Metrology Inc. today announced the availability of the Endeavor 3 CMM, the next generation of their Endeavor CMM product line.

The I-Mark I-Series dot-peen marking system from Columbia Marking Tools comes with marking head, system controller, cables and programming software.

George Products Company recently announced the addition of thread measurement to its OASIS Inspection Systems.

The MarSurf UD 120 from Mahr Federal Inc. can generate both surface and contour measurements in a single pass.