Measurement - Articles - Page 94

Case Study

Process-controlled Hard Turning Cell Pays for Itself in 18 Days

Texas shop’s automation team deploys Equator™ programmable gages for measuring and sorting mud-motor bearings.

November 7, 2013

Conroe Machine is doing what most machine shops only dream of—hard turning a family of parts around the clock in an unmanned cell that operates a “self controlled” process.

Case Study

Implementing a Calibration Management System in 3 Days Flat

Progressive Turnings goes from “problem” to “problem solved” in record time.

November 7, 2013

Wednesday was quickly starting to feel like a Monday. It looked like the company’s aging calibration management software finally turned in its resignation.

Other Dimensions

Another Look at Gage Block Calibration

The two-part series on gage block calibration continues.

Hill Cox

November 6, 2013

The long awaited moment has arrived. Your blocks are back from the lab complete with a calibration report outlining the measured size of each piece in the set. Now what?

Measurement

Wireless Measurement & Data Acquisition

Increased quality control requires measurement of increasingly more parameters in a cost-efficient way.

Rolf Nilsson

November 1, 2013

Professional measurement systems such as laser distance meters, laser scanners, level-instruments, machine-control and monitoring systems are often mobile or temporarily installed and are thus ideal applications for wireless communication.

Measurement

Chasing Microns: Getting the Most from Dimensional Gages

If you’re trying to measure to microns, every micron counts.

George Schuetz

November 1, 2013

In the production environment, where tight tolerances are a way of life, it’s critical to think about gaging requirements before putting instruments out there and possibly having them not meet expectations.

Case Study

GCH Gets TLC from Zeiss

In-house inspection proves machining capabilities for precision manufacturer.

November 1, 2013

For a number of years, the GCH Group out of Warren, MI had successfully used outside resources for their quality inspection and reverse engineering needs.

Quality 101

Measure Your Needs for the Proper Height Gage

Selecting the right gage for the right job.

Gena Johnson

October 30, 2013

Height gages are a general purpose tool, which can be used in a variety of industries and applications by anyone who needs to measure precision parts.

Other Dimensions

Gage Block Calibration

Consider these steps before going through the process.

Hill Cox

October 9, 2013

Gage blocks are the most used physical representation of length available to companies requiring the highest order of precision for their work.

Measurement

How to Choose the Right Lighting for Machine Vision Applications

“The most sophisticated automated inspection system in the world cannot work without the proper lighting.”

John Lewis

October 3, 2013

Machine vision systems create images by analyzing the reflected light from an object, not by analyzing the object itself.

Test & Inspection

A Turn for the Better: Advances in Multisensor Systems

Multisensor systems allow complex parts to be easily measured in one setup using the best sensor for each measurement situation.

Nate Rose

October 1, 2013

Multisensor metrology systems have evolved over the past 20 years to integrate a wide array of sensor techniques—optical, laser, touch-probe, white light and scanning probe.