Articles by Larry Adams

You, reader, may be an E689, an Inspector, Tester and Grader. Or you might be an F797, a Production Tester, or an A056, an Industrial Engineer.

The ranks of the devices that measure and map surfaces such as brake rotors and camshafts have grown by one.

A daily regimen of gage verification, combined with empirical and statistical information gained during scheduled tool calibrations, can help track the optimum time intervals for calibration, keeping the measurement tools on the shop floor and operating at peak efficiency.

A traditional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is more accurate than a noncontact optical system, but is slower and can't be used on soft or very small parts.

If manufacturers across the country have one common complaint it is they can't find enough qualified employees.

Palm-sized computer sales are booming as are its uses for discrete manufacturers who are taking advantage of new software and applications that have been devised for these small, lightweight and increasingly powerful portable computers.

For microscope users who wear eyeglasses or those who suffer from eye or neck strain, a new enlarged eyepiece just might be the answer.

Jet engines, power generators and other large parts present a challenge when measuring diameter because of their size.

Incompatibility among different brands of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and other metrology systems costs American business an estimated $1 billion each year.

Call it an optical comparator, a profile projector, a contour projector, shadow graph or any other name attributed to this versatile instrument.