Nothing could be simpler than fixed limit gages which explains why they remain so popular. But nothing so simple can remain so when humans are involved.
The rapid growth of the video measuring system market can be attributed to various factors, including the increasing popularity of video measurement applications in automotive and aerospace and defense sector.
Beginning some 30 years ago, portable surface finish gages—some small enough to fit in a shirt pocket—brought a new level of part control to the manufacturing floor.
For years, traditional thinking was that CMMs belonged in a lab. While in many cases that’s still necessary, many machines work quickly and accurately on the shop floor, offering multiple measurement applications in environments varying in both cleanliness and temperature.
The Metrology Solutions EXPO is focused 100% on precision measuring (metrology) technologies, instruments, systems and integrations for industrial manufacturing, making it the only trade show of its kind in the southeast.