This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies
By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn More
This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
Quality Magazine logo
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Quality Magazine logo
  • CHANNELS
    • MANAGEMENT
    • MEASUREMENT
    • NDT
    • QUALITY 101
    • SOFTWARE
    • TEST & INSPECTION
    • VISION & SENSORS
  • MARKETS
    • AEROSPACE
    • AUTOMOTIVE
    • ELECTRONICS
    • ENERGY
    • GREEN MANUFACTURING
    • MEDICAL
    • PLASTICS
  • PRODUCTS
  • NEWS
  • EXCLUSIVES
    • CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
  • MEDIA
    • PODCASTS
    • VIDEOS
    • WEBINARS
  • EVENTS
    • IMTS
    • EVENT CALENDAR
    • QUALITY SHOW
  • DIRECTORIES
    • BUYERS GUIDE
    • NDT SOURCEBOOK
    • VISION & SENSORS
    • TAKE A TOUR
    • EBOOK
  • MORE
    • CLASSIFIEDS
    • eNEWSLETTER
    • INDUSTRY LINKS
    • LEADERSHIP 100 SURVEY
    • MARKET RESEARCH
    • PLANT OF THE YEAR
    • PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
    • PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
    • QUALITY STORE
    • SPONSOR INSIGHTS
    • WHITE PAPERS
  • INFOCENTERS
    • MODERN QUALITY CONTROL WITH SPC
    • NEXT GENERATION SPC & QUALITY ANALYTICS
  • eMAGAZINE
    • eMAGAZINE
    • ARCHIVES
    • QUALITY IN AUTOMATION
    • CONTACT
    • ADVERTISE
    • SUBSCRIBE
Home » dimensional measurement

Articles Tagged with ''dimensional measurement''

quality control lab

Special Gage Solutions Optimize Measurement for Many Unique Applications

Discover gaging solutions for manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, power generation, food and medical industries.
L.S. Starrett Company Special Gage Division
April 7, 2021
7 Comments

Even with the availability of hundreds of standard precision tools and gages, sometimes measuring challenges are best solved with a specially made gage. It is critical to work hand-in-hand with engineers who are dedicated to making sure that an accurate and easy-to-use custom-made solution can be attained for specific application requirements. 


Read More
Connecting Rods

Air Gaging: A Rich History in the Automotive Industry

One workhorse in the automotive industry is the bend and twist gage.
Steve Harrington
February 1, 2019
One Comment

“Never before have mechanics and manufacturers, and in general has the world of industry, made use of gages and gaging systems as it is doing now..."


Read More
micrometers

Utilizing Standards to Reduce Calibration Risk

Jim Salsbury, PH.D.
September 8, 2018
One Comment

Amongst the pile of tools in my garage is a nice six-inch caliper, which I use for the occasional minor project around the house. And even though I work in one of the finest dimensional calibration laboratories in the country, where we calibrate thousands of calipers every year, my own personal caliper has not been calibrated in over 20 years.


Read More
ZEISS O-INSPECT

Benefits of Multi-Sensor CMMs by Industry

Aerospace, automotive, and medical device OEMs, take note.
Leah
Leah Pickett
June 28, 2018
2 Comments

In a previous article, we observed how multi-sensor CMMs can perform 2D and 3D measurements interchangeably in a single run. Today, high-precision CMMs also can carry out form measurement functions, says David Wick, product manager at ZEISS Industrial Metrology.


Read More
j
INDUSTRY HEADLINE

North Star Imaging Hires Valentina Aloisi, PhD

April 4, 2018
No Comments

Aloisi completed her PhD program in mechanical engineering from the University of Padova, Italy.


Read More
OASIS CoreX2 Motorized Rotary Stage

OASIS CoreX2 Motorized Rotary Stage

October 1, 2017
No Comments

CoreX2 the largest Field of View OASIS that measures multiple dimensions on a part to an accuracy of up to +/- .0002 in. and with the addition of the Motorized Rotary Stage, parts can be rotated a full 360-degrees to get profile images and measurements from every aspect of the part.


Read More
Other Dimensions

Clashing Calibration Cultures

The Resulting Discussions Cost Labs Time and Money
Hillcox 200
Hill Cox
September 1, 2017
No Comments

We frequently calibrate gages and instruments in the dimensional field for labs that primarily deal with electronic or other disciplines. This occurs when their customers try to cut corners by adding one or more dimensional items onto an order they have received for their normal work.


Read More
Optical Metrology

Optical Metrology Sees More

No other measuring method is capable of evaluating so many data points as quickly and as precisely as optical systems can.
Chris Vroman
May 1, 2017
One Comment

The current trends in manufacturing can be summed up pretty much as they always have been: more for less. In other words, manufacturers always want to be able to do more with less.


Read More
Other Dimensions

Precision Speak

A guide to the jargon from each system of measurement.
Hillcox 200
Hill Cox
October 1, 2016
No Comments

Every industry has a jargon of its own and dimensional metrology is no different. The reason is ease of verbal communication, but that communication can be confusing at times for the uninitiated.


Read More

Renishaw Acquires U.S. Metrology Specialist

April 16, 2014
No Comments

The acquisition of family-owned ACE, based in Rochester Hills, MI, provides Renishaw further specialized programming capabilities.


Read More
Previous 1 2 Next
Subscribe For Free!
  • eMagazine Subscriptions
  • eNewsletters
  • Online Registration
  • Subscription Customer Service

More Videos

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content is a special paid section where industry companies provide high quality, objective, non-commercial content around topics of interest to the Quality audience. All Sponsored Content is supplied by the advertising company. Interested in participating in our Sponsored Content section? Contact your local rep.

close
  • 01 QTY 0822 Waygate Native Ad Bilder IW Artikel 900x550
    Sponsored byWaygate Technologies

    Harnessing Inspection Data to Accelerate Product Evolution

Popular Stories

01 QTY 0822 Waygate Native Ad Bilder IW Artikel 900x550

Harnessing Inspection Data to Accelerate Product Evolution

GM Award.jpg

Viking Plastics Continues Streak of Outstanding Quality Performance

QM 0822 Software & Analysis 2 ERP feature

ERP and Quality in Automotive Plastics Manufacturing

NIST.png

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

QM 0822 Software & Analysis Inspection Software

Inspection Software Must Itself be Inspected

Webinars Custom Content

Events

September 13, 2022

3 Change Management Best Practices for Avoiding Compliance Failures

With frequent issues detected during regulatory inspections, it is more important than ever to understand the principles of change management. This webinar examines the general principles of change management, its role as a key component of a quality management system (QMS), and its relationship to other critical quality processes such as corrective action/preventive action (CAPA) and training. 

October 6, 2022

Dramatically Improve 3D Inspection Workflows Anywhere in Your Facility

Join us to learn how a 3D metrology solution has provided an independent designer and manufacturer with increased inspection mobility for their measurement needs while boosting their capacity by 75%. With today’s ever-changing markets it is crucial your business has access to cutting-edge technologies that will eliminate the complexity of automation to improve your work processes and increase productivity. 

View All Submit An Event

Poll

Topics to Talk About

What topics would you like to see Quality cover more?
View Results Poll Archive

Products

Quality Brain Teasers: Real World Challenges to Build Your Manufacturing Skills (ebook)

Quality Brain Teasers: Real World Challenges to Build Your Manufacturing Skills (ebook)

Assessments and Training in the following areas...

See More Products

SoftwareDownloads

 

 

Quality Buyers Guide

Submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) to suppliers of your choice with details on what you need with a click of a button

Start your RFP

Browse our Online Directories and save time finding what you’re looking for anytime, anywhere!

Find Suppliers

Get our new eMagazine delivered to your inbox every month.

Stay in the know with Quality’s comprehensive coverage of the manufacturing and metrology industries.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
  • Resources
    • Market Research
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • List Rental
    • Partners
    • Manufacturing Group
    • Polls
    • Privacy Policy
    • Survey and Sample
  • Want More
    • Connect
  • Privacy
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY
    • UPDATE MY PREFERENCES

Copyright ©2022. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing