HOW-TO MAKE LAB-QUALITY INSPECTION AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR SHOP FLOOR WORKFLOW

Trend toward shop floor gauging of high-precision parts really got started in the fuel injector industry.

Here a typical requirement is to measure both size and true roundness on Plunger and Body components having a 0.6 micron roundness tolerance on the OD and ID respectfully.
A lab-grade machine can do that easily, but it typically can take an hour or more to get the results. During that hour the manufacturer can either shut down the process and lose the production, or continue making parts that may well have to be scrapped.
Caught between a rock and a very hard place, one injector manufacturer decided to explore an alternative solution that put the gauge on the shop floor next to the production machines. ...

Read How-To Make Lab-Quality Inspection An Integral Part Of Your Shop Floor Workflow, that first appeared in the March 2015 issue of Quality Magazine.