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Measurement systems
News Release from: Mahr Federal | Subject: Metrology systems, form tester at IMTS
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 September 2006
Metrology display includes form tester,
indicators
Metrology company will display a form tester, introduce series of digital indicators with USB connections, a range of amplifiers, a universal optical measuring system gages connection devices.
Mahr Federal's booth at this year's IMTS will feature a prolific display of new products and innovations The company will showcase its new MarForm Formtester, the MMQ 400, and introduce a new MarCator Series of Digital Indicators, new Millimar Amplifiers, a Helio-Scope Universal Optical Measuring System, and an innovative USB-based system and software for connecting gages
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Form measurement brought to shop floor
Portable, easy-to-use gauge performs high-precision form measurements in production environments and its touchscreen software requires no keyboard to perform measurement tasks.
Digital comparator used on shop floor
Digital comparator Includes temperature compensation for shop floor use with high-contrast and backlit digital display flashes green/red for go/no go condition.
Mahr has taken its many years of experience in form measurement systems back to the drawing board and has emerged with an entirely new, fully automated system for the measurement of form and position.
The new MarForm MMQ 400 Formtester is a ground up design which is more robust, less sensitive to environmental influences, faster, more flexible and more accurate than comparable systems on the market today.
A new USB hub system from Mahr Federal makes connecting gages with computers a simple matter of 'plug and play.' The new MarConnect USB interface kits provide all the elements needed to make quick, universal assemblies of multiple measuring systems for data transmission.
Further reading
Measure form precisely on the shop floor
Form Measuring Machine delivers lab quality 3D and form measurements to the shop floor and its automated measurement and low uncertainty facilitate precision results.
Micrometers, calipers resist water
Water resistant digital calipers and micrometers are protected from dirt, temperature variations, and water spray during everyday use.
MarConnect kits include data connection cables, a seven-port industrial model USB hub (although any approved USB hub device will suffice) and new MarCom data transmission software.
A new generation of digital indicators from Mahr Federal is the first to take advantage of this USB interface.
MarCator 1086 and 1087 indicators feature large LCD displays with an integral tolerance function that can either display measured values within the tolerance zone, or indicate simple Go/No Go in- or out-of-tolerance conditions without measured values.
MarCator model 1087 also incorporates analog display.
A new line of amplifiers from Mahr Federal includes background lit LCD displays for improved visibility.
The Millimar C1208 and 1216 Amplifiers are more compact than previous Mahr Federal Amplifiers and are also more economically priced.
The Helio-Scope from Mahr is a universal optical measuring system designed to facilitate precision control of complex turned parts.
Able to operate both in the lab and on the shop floor, Helio-Scope allows the measurement of many characteristics on turned parts in seconds and without contact.
A fully automatic measuring sequence eliminates operator influence from measurement results, and a graphic interface simplifies instrument use.
Mahr Federal, a member of the Mahr Group, is known worldwide for its expertise in providing dimensional measurement solutions.
The ISO 9001:2000-certified company manufactures and markets a wide variety of dimensional metrology products, and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
* Mahr Federal at IMTS 2006, Chicago, USA, September 6-13, Booth D-4324.
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