Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Measuring Equipment",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Portable CMM arm is 30% more accurate from
FARO Technologies, which we summarised at the time by saying "On show at MACH 2008 will be a portable CMM measuring arm that 30% more accurate, 33% lighter in weight, and offers better performance in scanning dark or reflective surfaces".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release HMCs replace VMCs and raise productivity 25% from
NCMT: "Two of the latest 4-axis horizontal machining centres are machining aircraft steel engine mounts and have raised productivity by 25% compared with vertical machining centre work".
In December 2007, we covered the news from ITC Tooling
concerning its Cyber Series 2111 and 2102 end mills
- take a look at PCD tipped end mills cut abrasive materials
which says: "For machining graphite, metal matrix, composites, Kevlar, carbon fibre and other abrasive materials, a range of end mills have PCD tips to provide longer tool life".
Take a look also at the news release from Faro UK, Laser brings dimension of time to machine surveys,
as well as Longer warranty possible for sound level meters from Cirrus Research,
and Metrology standard is being offered at half price from DMIS National Standards Committee.
See also:
Machining systems builder has 3D measuring
(March 2007)
Machining systems company may be the only one able to combine into a single measuring cycle touch-trigger probing with laser scanning and non-contact video measurement
Oi building sales in construction
(January 2007)
Oi Noise revolutionises how noise above the 80 dB level is identified in the workplace
Customised single and multi deck rotary switches
(January 2007)
EAO, the UK representative for switch and control specialist Grayhill, offers a smart combination of standard and customised Grayhill single and multi deck rotary switch solutions
Disc lasers cut glass with zero kerf width
(January 2007)
Multiple laser beam absorption technology and a reflector system allow a laser beam to pass several times through glass, so cutting in one step giving 'zero kerf width'
Miniature and commercial slip rings
(January 2007)
Inmoco is complementing its range of servomotors and drives with the introduction of the Servotecnica series of miniature and commercial slip rings
Subcontract machining gets non contact inspection
(January 2007)
Unicut Precision has ordered an OGP SmartScope Flash 200 fully integrated touch probe and non-contact video 3-D inspection centre for its Welwyn Garden City subcontract machining operation
Sub-contract measuring, training and programming
(December 2006)
Status Metrology Solutions will celebrate its 25th anniversary during 2007
End mills' flute geometry clears swarf
(December 2006)
Designed for aerospace alloys machining, an AlTin coated four flute solid carbide end mill with an harmonic flute geometry provides excellent swarf evacuation
Portable coordinate measuring machines for lab
(November 2006)
Romer portable coordinate measuring machines are designed for industries that need to inspect, measure or reverse engineer workpieces on the shop floor or in the metrology lab
Unequal flute spacing boosts end mill performance
(August 2006)
A series of AlTin coated, four-flute, solid carbide end mills has been developed for high performance machining of aerospace materials - delivering exceptional stability and metal removal rates
End mills raise aerospace metal removal rates
(August 2006)
End mills that have been specifically developed to deliver high performance machining of aerospace materials provide better swarf evacuation and deliver stability and high metal removal rates
Calibration for temperature and humidity testers
(August 2006)
The sweltering temperatures experienced in much of the UK during the summer led many people to spend a lot of time checking thermometers and other temperature-monitoring equipment
On-line viscometer ends production losses
(July 2006)
An intrinisically safe process viscometer measures viscosity of resin, which directly reflects its solid content and wetting performance, when fabricating copper-clad laminates and so avoid losses
Metrology standard given download discount
(July 2006)
DMIS is making a limited time offer of a 30% discount on both the CD and download format of the standard
End mills machine metal matrices, composites
(June 2006)
Twin-flute and ball-nosed end mills for machining graphite, metal matrix, composites, Kevlar, carbon fibre and additional abrasive materials provide exceptional strength and rigidity
Laser cutting/profiling system varies power
(May 2006)
Laser cutting machine is equipped with a high performance 5.2kW system that is capable of increasing and decreasing its power precisely at the desired point and without delay
Robotic testing system for steel reinforcing bars
(May 2006)
Zwick has developed a robotic testing system for testing steel concrete reinforcing bars and concrete mesh reinforcement which performs all the testing automatically
Moisture control and measurement on show
(April 2006)
MCM, Moisture Control and Measurement, will be exhibiting at Achema from the 15-19 May
Solid carbide diamond coated cutters extend life
(April 2006)
Solid carbide diamond coated end mills can efficiently machine graphite and other similarly abrasive materials with much improved tool life when compared to equivalent carbide tools
Certified reference materials, analytical standard
(March 2006)
LGC Promochem, Europe's most comprehensive source of certified reference materials and analytical standards, is exhibiting at Analytica 2006
Universal steel testing machines' capacity doubled
(March 2006)
For tensile, compression, and bend tests on steel specimens and components, the maximum capacity of electro-mechanical universal testing machines has been doubled to 1200kN
High performance milling cutters to be shown
(March 2006)
Carbide cutting tool manufacturer will be exhibiting the latest additions to its Cyber series of high performance cutting tools at MACH 2006, including three flute long length cutters
Electromechanical 1200kN machine tests steel
(March 2006)
In order to meet the growing needs of the steel industry, a range of electromechanical universal testing machines has been extended to 1200kN for tensile, compression, and bend tests
Retrofit service updates software on CMMs
(February 2006)
Carl Zeiss offers a retrofit service, incorporating a series of interfaces allowing the installation of its industry leading software on to non-Zeiss CMMs and other measuring equipment
Four flute corner and chamfer tools introduced
(January 2006)
Two types of four flute solid carbide tooling to be shown at MACH 2006 are a corner rounding cutter series offering longer life and a series chamfer tool that also performs countersinking
Leica Integrates into Hexagon Metrology
(January 2006)
Hexagon Group welcome the Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems as an additional Business Line within the present Hexagon Metrology organisation
Turbine, compressor diaphragms aligned easily
(January 2006)
A system to measure the alignment of diaphragms in turbines and compressors replaces wire and sound micrometer devices with a laser beam and detector unit, making it less susceptible to vibration
Alignment of diaphragms in turbines, compressors
(January 2006)
Fixturlaser Turbine, a new system designed to measure the alignment of diaphragms in turbines and compressors is now available from SKF
Grinding machine demand spurs investment
(January 2006)
To meet rising demand for internal and external production grinding machines, a plant has installed a large capacity, precision way grinder for the machining of hydrostatic, friction-free way systems
Safety products catalogue has 2500 new products
(January 2006)
Safety catalogue features over 2,500 new safety products and three new catalogue sections covering Food Safety, Testing and Measuring Equipment and Electrical Lockout Products
Light output reference standards
(December 2005)
LGC Promochem, Europe's leading supplier of reference materials, has announced a new partnership with LUX Biotechnology for the distribution of the Glowell range of light output reference standards
System controls entire cutting tool cycle
(November 2005)
System for the complete management and control of production tool cycles can also manage the return of used tools through the Kennametal Blue Box reconditioning programme
Face mill redesign raises feedrates
(November 2005)
A massive tool body from steel in a monobloc design and with fixed, brazed PCD blades are the main features of a face milling cutter allowing higher feed rates
Clarifying important metrology legislation
(October 2005)
Over the past decade the weighing instrument market has evolved into a convoluted global business and has lead to some ambiguities over the issue of self verification