Mahr Engineered Solutions has developed a manual swivel unit for the roughness and contour measuring machines in the MarSurf family. It features a custom-made jaw chuck with individual clamping jaws. The new design increases the accessibility of measuring points, which customers can now reach quickly and easily on their workpieces.
Read Article →
HOMMEL ETAMIC has launched a compact solution from its Visionline’ product line for inspecting visual surface defects such as pores, cavities and scratches. The system features the optional ‘Shape from Shading’ technology, which analyzes surface structures and enables precise detection and classification of defects such as impact marks.
Read Article →
Mahr Engineered Solutions (MES) has unveiled a cutting-edge automated measuring station designed specifically for a leading manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminum products destined for the automotive industry.
Read Article →
Precision measurement reaches new heights with the launch of the Mitutoyo FTA-H3000, a groundbreaking device that streamlines the measurement of surface roughness and contours in a single operation.
Read Article →
A good deal of literature on crack development has focused on the depth of valleys in the texture. The roughness parameter ‘Rv,’ which reports the maximum valley depth, has been used to attempt to predict and prevent cracking. This approach, however, has significant shortcomings.
Read Article →
Peak Metrology and Digital Surf have announced the release of Peak Metrology Surface Analysis, a profilometry software package powered by Mountains technology that enables engineers, scientists and metrologists across industries to analyze precision scanned surface data.
Read Article →
The new SJ-220 Surface Roughness Tester from Mitutoyo is a breakthrough in precision measurement technology, designed with unmatched user-friendliness, versatile functionality, and seamless compatibility.
Read Article →
Image Stitching: Combine multiple scans with our simple guided workflow to create larger areas to apply GelSight’s 2D and 3D surface analysis tools with the same accuracy, speed, and ease of use you have come to expect from GelSight. One image is automatically stitched from multiple to enable the analysis of larger surfaces and features, such as scratches spanning multiple centimeters.
Read Article →
Bowers Group has announced the introduction of its new Figura range of Surface Form & Geometry machines, engineered to provide fast, precise measurement solutions for contour, surface roughness, and roundness.
Read Article →
AI-based technologies are rapidly learning to see, converse, calculate and create. One thing they still don’t do well, however, is measure or ‘feel’ surfaces — a purely mechanical function.
Read Article →