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News Release from: Schmitt Europe | Subject: In-process gauging systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 February 2003
Single and multi-point heads speed
inspection
A reciprocal marketing agreement brings measurement control units and single or multi-point measuring heads for fast and accurate inspection of machined components.
A reciprocal marketing agreement brings measurement control units and single or multi-point measuring heads for fast and accurate inspection of machined components A new range of in-process gauging systems is now available from balancing and vibration control specialist Schmitt Europe, following the signing of a reciprocal marketing agreement with German-based Feinmess Dresden GmbH
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Through the agreement, the complete range of Feinmess measurement control units and single or multi-point measuring heads for fast and accurate inspection of machined components will be available from Schmitt.
In addition, both companies' design and applications engineering teams will collaborate to develop customised in-process monitoring, complex motion or gauging solutions to meet individual high-speed manufacturing applications.
"The Feinmess range perfectly complements our existing balancing and advanced laser-based systems," says Schmitt's European Operations Manager, Dean White.
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"It allows us to provide a one-stop shop for vibration control, precision measurement and in-process gauging solutions.
"Feinmess has a strong reputation throughout Germany and Eastern Europe for the quality, reliability and accuracy of its products.
The company is a member of the Steinmeyer group and can trace its roots back more than 130 years - making it one of the longest established and most respected organisations of its kind in the mechanical, optical and electronic measurement fields." "We are delighted to be working closely with Feinmess," White continues.
"I am certain that this new relationship will open up many new opportunities for us in Europe and other export markets." About Schmitt Europe - based at the University of Warwick Science Park, Schmitt Europe offers balancing and vibration control solutions that harness precision as the key to manufacturing productivity.
The company's automatic grinding wheel balancing systems dramatically improve surface finish and wheel life, while its Acoustic Emission Monitoring equipment provides precise control of grinding, wheel dressing and other metal cutting operations.
Schmitt also offers high accuracy, vertical or horizontal axis component balancing machines, as well as numerous laser measuring, alignment and surface texture inspection systems.
About Feinmess Dresden - with a precision engineering pedigree stretching back more than 130 years, Dresden-based Feinmess designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of advanced industrial measurement and in-process gauging solutions.
The company's product range includes gauging heads and controllers, precision linear and rotary measuring tables and optically based contact wire inspection systems for railway vehicles.
In addition, Feinmess will work closely with customers to develop complex, multi-axis motion systems tailored to individual requirements. Request a free brochure from Schmitt Europe ...
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