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News Release from: Nikon UK | Subject: Video measuring and stereo microscopes
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 February 2006
Video measurement helps reduce fine
tolerances
A video measuring system is gaining invaluable data for a medical device manufacturer to ensure tolerances are reduced to +/-0.001mm for a variety of crucial components in speciality medical devices.
At MDT '06, Nikon will be demonstrating why companies such as Bespak, Clamason and Vygon rely on advanced video measuring systems and high performance stereo microscopes from Nikon Instruments to ensure the quality of their medical device components By using a Nikon NEXIV VMR 6555 video measuring system, Bespak is gaining invaluable data in its quest to ensure tolerances down to +/-0.001mm are met for a variety of crucial components destined for its speciality medical devices
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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