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News Release from: GKS Inspection Services | Subject: Gauge calibration and vision systems lab
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 January 2007
Gauge calibration and vision systems lab
upgrade
GKS Inspection Services has announced a major environment control upgrade to its gauge calibration and vision systems lab.
GKS Inspection Services has announced a major environment control upgrade to its gauge calibration and vision systems lab Stabilizing the environment will enable GKS to perform the highest precision type of calibrations and dimensional measurements with leading-edge accuracy
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The international standard for temperature in a dimensional measurement laboratory is 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20deg Celsius), according to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures" said Steve DeRemer, General Manager of the GKS Michigan Region.
"The new climate control system in our gauge calibration and vision system lab allows us to reliably hold this temperature (+/- 1deg Fahrenheit) around the clock." Customers of GKS trust them to precisely measure various types of materials, from plastics to steel to aluminum and more.
Each material swells or shrinks slightly in relation to ambient temperature in the environment.
To get accurate, uniform readings, GKS technicians let items "soak" in the controlled lab environment for at least 24 hours before taking measurements.
This standard industry practice allows parts to stabilize and yields high precision measurements.
Data loggers, which are small sensors about the size of a deck of cards, are placed throughout the laboratory.
These sensors read and record temperature and humidity every few minutes.
After a preset period of time, all the readings are compiled into a database where special software plots a graph of peaks and valleys of conditions.
Technicians use this information to make adjustments to the system ensuring that GKS adheres to the strict standard.
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