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Listing of all 42 news releases from LK:

CMMs perform in-line vehicle body shell inspection

User application article Two CMMs has been integrated into the Vantage sports car production line to perform the 100% inspection, measuring approximately 400 points inside and outside every body shell.

News from LK (21 February 2006)

CMM pair measures Aston Martin Vantage body shells

User application article At Aston Martin's Gaydon factory, quality control over the new Vantage sports car launched last year includes measuring approximately 400 points inside and outside every body shell.

News from LK (21 February 2006)

Metris buys metrology systems and equipment makers

Metris has acquired metrology equipment and systems manufacturers LK, 3D Scanners and Arc Second, having raised EUR 35 million to carry out the acquisitions.

News from LK (18 January 2006)

Software operates fixed and portable CMMs

User application article Having CMM control software that operates a fixed-table CMM and a portable measuring arms brought considerable savings to an aircraft ground support equipment manufacturer.

News from LK (16 January 2006)

Affordable CMM also reports metrology results

Affordable, high accuracy co-ordinate measuring machine provides straightforward inspection solutions for customers requiring quick, accurate measurement of parts and reporting of the results.

News from LK (22 December 2005)

CMM builder's partnership programme expanded

CMM builder LK's partnership program now includes integration to the products of statistical analysis and reporting software company, Q-DAS and allow future expansion of SPC functionality.

News from LK (14 November 2005)

User friendly inspection results from CMM

LK has announced a major enhancement to the solutions it can provide to customers wanting more user friendly analysis of inspection results, suitable for reading by non experts.

News from LK (14 November 2005)

LK to sell Metronor AIMS measuring software

LK enhances enterprise integration with AIMS-enabled measuring software, following the signing of a licensing agreement with Metronor to integrate to the AIMS protocol.

News from LK (24 October 2005)

Metrology maker strengthens customer support

LK Group has expanded the customer support service for co-ordinate measuring machines - CMMs - that it provides to OEMs and subcontractors worldwide.

News from LK (27 September 2005)

Machining and CMM cell checks carbon fibre panels

User application article CMM in a machining cell ensures that drilled and machined carbon fibre panels for the aft fuselage and tail of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fit perfectly, avoiding rework and aircraft downtime.

News from LK (24 August 2005)

CMM maintains high accuracy in large envelopes

User application article CMMs novel air bearing design offers high stiffness of around 140,000N/mm and is one of the reasons that high precision is obtained over a measuring volume of 6300mm x 1600mm x 2000mm.

News from LK (18 July 2005)

CMM software has Q-DAS support for SPC

CMM software contains many enhancements and improvements for both off-line and on-line creation and execution of inspection programs, including all aspects of statistical process control.

News from LK (19 May 2005)

Aircraft door check is five times quicker

User application article Automatic, final-inspection pre-production interchangeability checks on a large aircraft blocker door takes 15 minutes on a CMM, whereas manual inspection used to take four to five times longer.

News from LK (18 April 2005)

LK Group establishes Chinese joint venture

To take further advantage of China's expanding economy and industrial base, the LK Group, has formed a joint venture operation with a division of Shanghai Electric Corporation.

News from LK ( 1 April 2005)

Appointments designed to optimise deliveries

To optimise the delivery of new products to customers the LK Board is pleased to announce a number of appointments.

News from LK (20 December 2004)

Subcontract inspection attracts more machining

User application article One of the largest CMMs installed in Northern England - the basis for subcontract inspection work - is attracting more contracts for machining jobs as a company has discovered.

News from LK ( 8 November 2004)

Cmms save time for Tech Group

User application article The recent purchase from LK of three co-ordinate measuring machines has halved the time it takes Tech Group Europe to develop systems for quality control of its high precision mouldings.

News from LK (13 October 2004)

CMM plays essential role in reverse engineering

User application article Rows of blades in a gas turbine generator cost millions of pounds, yet need to be replaced frequently, which is why a CMM is a key element i reverse engineering to create new CAD models.

News from LK (27 August 2004)

UK CMM builder leads the way in analogue scanning

User application article In a standard ISO 10360-4 test in which various manufacturers' CMMs performed an identical analogue scanning cycle on a sphere, a UK CMM was found to be 'best in class' in accuracy and speed.

News from LK (28 July 2004)

Eight CMMs monitor automotive sub-assemblies

User application article Quality control of the Land Rover Discovery 3 to be launched this autumn will be more comprehensive following the installation of eight car body CMMs to monitor critical features on sub-assemblies.