With more man-hours being spent on programming work, differences in worker-created measurement programs, and inefficient programs being created due to proficiency issues, the industry has moved from 2-D drawings to 3-D annotated models.

Some folks select the calibration source based on convenience. They reason that the best choice for them is the lab down the street or around the corner because they don’t have to ship their stuff any distance to get it done.

"In the remanufacturing business, you can take apart a transmission, clean it, replace all the soft parts and get it back to the customer when they need a new part.”

Manual inspection of a 75-ton turbine is a time consuming, difficult task that takes teams of workers up to two weeks, requires high levels of precision and is prone to human error.

With its long range of motion, the digital height gage can be thought of as a giant caliper, but one with the accuracy of a much more sophisticated benchtop gaging system.

The ‘scope’ of an accredited laboratory is a list of the different items the accrediting agency has determined they are capable of calibrating.

The half-day seminars focus on integrated solutions for process control, from pre- to post-machining.

Optical metrology is a crucial tool used in industrial automation to increase productivity and quality levels via 100% inspection rates.