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For many companies, a coordinate
measuring machine is at the heart of
theoperation. For
years, these
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multifunctional tools have ensured the accuracy and
reliability of products
all over the world. Improvements to CMMs, such as more intuitive software,
higher precision and greater affordability, have made these machines musts for most any organization interested in
maintaining the quality of its product.
CMM technology is in
a state of con- stant development, but
there are a few standard
features that anyone
seeking a CMM should keep in
mind. Software that accompanies your CMM should be graph- ically
driven and capable of storing and retrieving
data. This is an area that will continue
to become more user-friendly, affordable
and standardized.
Accuracy is another
area of CMM technology
that’s improving at a rapid pace. CMMs are now capable of accu- rately measuring
dimensions into the five-micron range. Temperature-com- pensation
features allow CMMs to be located not
only in a lab, but now on the shop floor.
CMM operators have changed as well. When once the CMM operator was a qual- ity
engineer, there’s now a more eclectic assortment of CMM users,
from manu- facturing engineers to technicians working midprocess during production.
The Quality Sourcebook’s CMM Guide
features information on about 120 CMM manufacturers
and distributors. Our guide includes a number of video- and
laser-based products in addition to
traditional CMMs. As new technologies arise, look for more of these nontradi- tional
CMMs. Laser- and vision-based
machines are performing
CMM func- tions in places that CMMs can’t reach and on very
large objects.
Because
the world of CMMs is con- stantly evolving,
stay on the lookout for future Quality
Digest articles discussing the latest developments in
CMM
tech- nology.
CMM Guide
CMM
Manufacturers Directory............ 42
This directory of CMM
manufacturers includes the company
name, address, phone and fax
numbers, and Web address.
For a brief description of the company’s
products and services,
visit www.quality digest.com/directories. (Please note that not all
companies provided us with descriptions.)
As with all Quality Digest guides, the CMM Guide is
in no way meant to endorse
or exclude a particular
organization. Rather, it’s
meant to be used as the starting point in the data- gathering process. Readers are encour- aged to contact the companies
directly for more information and to ask for—and check—references.
We appreciate any feedback you have on our CMM Guide. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve this guide for next year, e-mail them to sourcebook@qualitydigest.com.
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A.A. Jansson Inc. 2070 Airport
Road Waterford, MI 48327 Ph. 800-526-7766 Fax 248-674-1234 Provides
calibration and repair on most types
of metrology gages,
including CMMs, gage
blocks, ring gages, plug gages, pin
gages, height
gages, calipers, micrometers and many
others. A2LA-accredited lab
for many types
of measuring instruments. Acu-Gage Systems P.O.
Box 6178 Manchester, NH 03108 Ph. 800-422-2283 Fax 603-626-1277 Acu-Gage Systems
manufactures one-, two- and three-axis noncontact video and laser- based and touch-probe measuring systems.
The video/laser combination allows
for full 3-D contouring of machined, cast
or molded parts. Automation options are field-retrofittable. Ahlegian Precision 10106 Chipmunk Ridge Drive Concord, OH
44077 Ph. 440-352-9921 Fax 440-352-9929 Amera-Veritas Inc.
3576 Sanctuary Drive Coral Springs, FL 33065 Ph. 954-205-3668 Fax 954-757-4376 American Calibration Inc. 4410 Route
176, Ste. 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Ph. 815-356-5839 Fax 815-356-5851 American SIP Corp. Skyport Business Park, 2379 Progress Drive Hebron, KY 41048 Ph. 859-534-5201 Fax 859-534-5212 |
Mitutoyo’s complete line of CMMs and vision
systems for
sales and demonstrations. ATS has four CMMs, a vision system,
large optical comparator and an
assortment of layout equip- ment. We offer sales
for Renishaw and
Rayco setup plates. Assurance Technologies Inc. 396 Fenton
Lane, Ste. 605 West Chicago, IL 60185 Ph. 630-231-4800 Fax 630-231-8844 Automated Precision Inc. 15000 Johns
Hopkins Drive Rockville,
MD 20850 Ph. 800-537-2720 Fax 301-990-8648 Automation Components Inc. 25 Kenwood Circle, No. 15 Franklin, MA 02038 Ph. 800-854-4873 Fax 508-520-3322 Axila Inc. 24407 Halsted Road Farmington Hills,
MI 48335 Ph. 248-426-0919 Fax 248-426-0940 AXILA
manufactures portable CMMs, from
five to eight
axes; develops software pro- grams for
inspection and reverse engineering; and offers
options such as linear rails,
mobile tripods, noncontact laser probes and noncontact tube inspection probes. Bal-Tec 1550 E. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90011 Ph. 323-582-7348 Fax 323-582-0934 Bobier Tool Supply Inc. G-4163 Corunna Road Flint,
MI 48532 Ph. 800-288-2871 Fax 810-732-3909 |
Gage 2000 from Brown
& Sharpe TESA manages thousands of complex measurements. Equipped with the TESASTAR tri-directional and indexable touch trigger probe,
Gage 2000 is fast and
simple to operate. Carbide Probes Inc. 1328 Research Park Drive Dayton, OH
45432 Ph. 800-347-4980 Fax 937-429-2103 We offer replacement styli for all
popular touch probes. We also manufacture custom- made replacement styli
per customer specifi- cations. CEJohansson
Metrology Services (GKS Inspection Services) 37100 Plymouth Road Livonia, MI 48150 Ph. 800-346-3898 Fax 734-953-9635 Certified Comparator Products 712 N. Fairfield Road Beavercreek, OH 45434 Ph. 937-426-9677 Fax 937-426-4816 Charles Seifert
Associates Inc. 6420 Pleasant St. Library, PA 15129 Ph. 800-783-0670 Fax 412-833-1986 Cincinnati Precision Instruments 253 Circle
Freeway Drive Cincinnati,
OH 45246 Ph. 800-686-3730 Fax 513-874-2536 CMM Technology
Inc. 1230 Puerta del
Sol San Clemente, CA 92673 Ph. 800-648-6944 Fax 949-366-6503 |
Ph. 845-454-3111 Fax 845-454-3888 Dorsey manufactures screens sized from 12 to
80 in., charts, digital readouts, CNC measurement systems, tooling, coordinate X-Y stages with universal mounting abilities, optical CMM, factory repair and calibration services. Dwight
D.I.C. Inc. P.O.
Box 909 Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Ph. 800-635-2910 Fax 201-438-0594 Electronic Measuring
Devices 199 Route 46 E. Budd Lake, NJ 07828 Ph. 973-691-4755 Fax 973-691-4745 The
Legend is a granite and air bearing CMM built
horizontally. The volumetric accu- racy is better
than 2 µm.
Optional rotary axis opens, measures and analyzes complex shapes such as helical gears, airfoils and
cams. Any unknown
surface can be measured with
the Legend, Sceptre scanning probe and software. No preprogramming of parts is necessary. ELM Systems 1101 Brown St. Wauconda, IL 60084 Ph. 847-526-5003 Fax 847-526-5022 Entelegence Software Solutions 1411 N. Batavia
St., Ste. 121 Orange, CA 92867 Ph. 517-851-4565 Fax 714-516-9588 Virtual DMIS CAD inspection software for use on manual
or DCC CMMs. ETC 2320 D Walsh Ave. Santa Clara,
CA 95051 Ph. 408-980-1734 Fax 408-988-4482 |
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Angrave Metrology & Supply P.O.
Box 190 Bethlehem, CT 06751 Ph. 800-827-7487 Fax 203-266-7537 |
Brown & Sharpe |
Davis
Metrology & Manufacturing Co. 2402 Cairo Road Paducah, KY 42001 |
F.D.
Hurka Co. P.O.
Box 240695 Charlotte, NC 28273 Ph. 704-552-0008 Fax 704-553-8772 |
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200 Frenchtown Road North Kingstown,
RI 02852 |
Ph. 270-443-7843 Fax 270-443-7894 |
Fabreeka International Inc. |
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Apollo Research Corp. 2640 N.
America Drive West Seneca, NY 14224 Ph. 800-418-1718 Fax 716-674-3659 High-sensitivity,
low-touch-force touch probe system. Applied Automation Technologies 1407-A
Allen Drive Troy, MI 48083 Ph. 248-588-4000 Fax 248-558-4323 Applied Technical Services 1280 Field Parkway Marietta, GA 30066 Ph. 770-514-3288 Fax 478-296-9391 Full CMM service provider representing |
Ph. 800-766-4673 Fax 401-886-2727 Brown &
Sharpe manufactures dimen- sional metrology equipment. The product line includes low-cost, high-performance CMMs capable of scanning; large, gantry-style CMMs; and inspection software for measurement and inspection applications. Brown
& Sharpe also offers aftermarket services, including calibra- tion,
contract measurement, equipment retro- fits/rebuilds, software upgrades, parts, maintenance and repair services, technical support, and training.
Brown & Sharpe TESA 200 Frenchtown Road North Kingstown,
RI 02852 Ph. 800-283-3600 Fax 401-886-2553 |
Dimensional Control Corp. 1403 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 Ph. 650-591-0365 Fax 650-591-9087 Dimensional Inspection Labs 43154 Christy St. Fremont, CA 94538 Ph. 510-623-8940 Fax 510-623-8655 Don Richetts
Co. Inc. 828 E. Valley
Blvd. San Gabriel, CA 91778 Ph. 626-280-0470 Fax 626-280-5510 Dorsey Metrology International 53 Oakley St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
1023 Turnpike St. Stoughton, MA 02072 Ph. 800-322-7352 Fax 781-341-3983 Fabreeka
International provides vibration isolation and
shock control products and serv- ices for CMMs,
including vibration measure- ment/analysis, low-frequency pneumatic isolation systems and foundation design
and analysis.
FARO Technologies Inc. 125 Technology Park Lake Mary,
FL 32746 Ph. 800-736-0234 Fax 407-333-4181 Computer-aided
measurement devices for the
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Fred V. Fowler
Co. Inc.
66 Rowe St.
Newton, MA 02466
Ph. 800-788-2353 Fax 617-332-4137
Fryer Co. Inc.
11177 Dundee Road
Huntley, IL 60142
Ph. 847-669-2000 Fax 847-669-2056
Hammond Co.
21095 Watertown Road
Waukesha, WI 53186
Ph. 262-798-4243 Fax 262-798-4242
Hammond Co. supplies Mitutoyo
CMMs and software upgrades.
Helmel
Engineering Products Inc.
6520 Lockport Road Niagara Falls,
NY 14305
Ph. 800-237-8266 Fax 716-297-9405
Helmel Engineering Products
Inc. offers both manual and DCC CMMs starting
with Checkmaster benchtop
models begin-
ning at 12 x 12 x 10 in.; Microstar, our mid-sized line beginning at 20 x 20 x 16 in.; and Microstar
“L” series, a 40 in. Z-axis line of CMMs.
All Helmel CMMs include Geomet
software avail- able in four levels, along
with GeoStat SPC software. Helmel also offers shaft
measuring machines, available in both manual and DCC.
Hymarc Technologies
Inc.
20 Grand Cedar Court
Ottawa, ON K2S 1C8 Canada
Ph. 613-831-6137 Fax 613-831-6137
International Metrology
Systems Inc.
27275 Haggerty Road, Ste. 640
Novi, MI 48377
Ph. 248-890-9135 Fax 248-374-9700
Intra Corp.
885 Manufacturers Drive
Westland, MI 48186
Ph. 734-326-7030 Fax 734-326-1410
JJ
Calibrations 7007
S.E. Lake Road Portland, OR 97267
Ph. 800-644-1819 Fax 503-786-2994
JMAR
Precision Systems Inc.
9207 Eton Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Ph. 800-793-0179 Fax 818-700-8984
JMC Technology Group
4622 Independence Square
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Ph. 317-791-4450 Fax 317-781-2466
Krypton
3355 Bald Mountain Road, Ste. 10 Auburn
Hills, MI 48326
Ph. 616-429-7744 Fax 248-681-5866
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Kurt
Manufacturing Co.
2130 107th Lane N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55449
Ph. 800-343-9884 Fax 763-784-6055
Laser Design
9401 James Ave. S., Ste. 162
Minneapolis, MN 55431
Ph. 952-884-9648 Fax 952-884-9653
LaVezzi
Precision Inc.
999 Regency Drive Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Ph. 800-323-1772 Fax 630-582-1238
Ledford
Gage Lab Inc.
227 Industrial Drive
Mulvane, KS 67110
Ph. 316-777-9300 Fax 316-777-2220
Provides calibration and certification services
and sales.
Leica Geosystems, Metrology
Division
4855 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Norcross,
GA 30092
Ph. 800-367-9453 Ext.
334 Fax 770-734-1394
www.leica-geosystems.com/metrology
LK Metrology
Systems Inc.
12701 Grand River
Brighton, MI 48116
Ph. 800-552-6648 Fax 810-220-4300
Mahr
Federal Inc.
1144 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02905
Ph. 800-333-4243 Fax 401-784-3246
Mahr Federal provides
dimensional gages, including hand-held measuring tools;
dial and digital
indicators; mechanical, electronic, air and
height gages; length metrology; dimen- sional standards; gage calibration systems; laboratory gages;
geometry and form metrol- ogy; surface
finish and contour
metrology; gear metrology; custom gages; laser, optical and touch-probe CMMs;
gage repair and cal- ibration; and rotary
stroke bearings.
Martin Calibration
11965 12th Ave.
S.
Burnsville, MN 55337
Ph. 952-882-1528 Fax 952-882-4086
Authorized dealer for the Brown &
Sharpe Gage 2000R.
Master
Gage & Tool Co.
112 Maplewood St.
Danville, VA 24540
Ph. 800-873-1148 Fax 434-835-0008
Max Levy
Autograph Inc.
220 W. Roberts
Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144
Ph. 800-798-3675 Fax 215-842-3637
Measure-All Inc.
447 Nilles Road
Fairfield, OH 45014
Ph. 800-758-2376 Fax 513-829-1105
Measurement Center Corp.
1081-F N. Shepard
St. Anaheim, CA 92806
Ph. 714-632-8511 Fax 714-632-3628
Measurement Methods
203 W. 28th St.
Baltimore, MD 21211
Ph. 410-494-3852 Fax 410-338-0136
MetricVision
Gateway 95, 8500 Cinder Bed Road
Newington, VA 22122
Ph. 703-541-2623 Fax 703-550-2949
MetroCal Inc.
840 Hawkins Blvd., Ste. A-10 El Paso, TX 79915
Ph. 915-781-1717 Fax 915-781-1714
Metrology Support
Group Inc. 9210
Wyoming Ave. N., Ste. 215 Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Ph. 763-391-8170 Fax 763-391-8175
Metron Systems 34935 S.E. Douglas
St. Snoqualmie, WA 98027
Ph. 425-396-5577 Fax 425-396-5861
Metronor Inc.
2354 Browns Point Blvd. N.E. Tacoma, WA 98422
Ph. 253-896-3000 Fax 253-660-7993
Portable optical
coordinate measurement systems. Measuring includes single points (prob- ing), several points simultaneously with LEDs (targets), or up to 1,000,000
points in 250 X 200 mm for CAD comparison or development.
Metroplex Metrology
Lab Inc.
2309 E. Loop 820 N.
Fort Worth, TX 76118
Ph. 800-308-6010 Fax 817-589-8311
Authorized Zeiss distributor.
Micro-Metric Inc.
1050 Commercial St., Ste. 102 San Jose, CA 95112
Ph. 800-490-3333 Fax 408-452-8412
Micro-Technic Instruments Inc.
319 Queen Anne Road Teaneck, NJ 07666
Ph. 800-692-8252 Fax 201-692-7941
Micro-Vu Corp.
7909 Conde Lane
Windsor, CA 95492
Ph. 707-838-6272 Fax 707-838-3985
Mitutoyo America Corp.
965 Corporate Blvd.
Aurora, IL 60504
Ph. 630-820-9666 Fax 630-820-7403
Mitutoyo America Corp. is a market
leader for 3-D coordinate measuring systems. Hard- ware includes shop-floor operational capabil- ity, temperature
compensation, integrated Y-axis for increased stability. Mitutoyo’s CMM software
packages are CAD-compatible and can accommodate scanning and statistical analysis
modules.
MSI—Viking Gage LLC
321 Tucapau Road
Duncan, SC 29334
Ph. 864-433-9771 Fax 864-433-9775
Manual and CNC
machines.
Mycrona
of North America Inc.
1750 B Todd Farm Drive Elgin,
IL 60123
Ph. 847-531-7500 Fax 847-531-7501
N.W.
Calibration Inspection Inc.
3819 Superior Ridge Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Ph. 260-482-5473 Fax 260-482-9077
Nextec
3D Technologies LLC
1768 E. 25th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Ph. 216-391-7061 Fax 216-579-9225
Nikon
Instruments Inc. 1300 Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11747
Ph. 800-526-4566 Fax 631-547-8559
Operations Technology Inc. (OPTEK)
P.O. Box 408 Blairstown, NJ 07825
Ph. 800-606-7835 Fax 908-362-5966
Optical
Gaging Products Inc.
850 Hudson Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621
Ph. 800-647-4243 Fax 585-544-0131
Optodyne Inc.
1180 Mahalo Place
Compton, CA 90220
Ph. 800-766-3920 Fax 310-635-6301
Origin International Inc.
3235 14th Ave.
Markham, ON L3R 0H3 Canada
Ph. 800-269-2509 Fax 231-788-4051
Pacific
Inspection Co.
9271 Irvine
Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Ph. 949-916-4400 Fax 949-916-4403
Mitutoyo’s full line of manual and CNC coordinate measuring machines.
Paul W. Marino
Gages Inc.
21300 MacArthur Blvd.
Warren, MI 48089
Ph. 800-528-9785 Fax 586-759-2423
Penco Precision
P.O. Box 8105 Northfield, IL 60093
Ph. 847-446-3606 Fax 847-446-3645
Precision Measurement
Co.
18 Terrace Road
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Ph. 610-279-4242 Fax 610-279-5169
www.precisionmeasurement.qpg.com
Representing Helmel CMM products.
Precision
Tool Distributors Inc.
553 Weddell Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Ph. 888-747-1254 Fax 408-747-0886
QA Productivity
Systems
236 Alpine Drive
Rochester, NY 14618
Ph. 585-381-9735 Fax 585-381-8317
QC Inspection
Services Inc.
11975 Portland
Ave. S., Ste. 102
Burnsville, MN 55337
Ph. 800-959-0632 Fax 952-895-1152
QMC
1940 Opdyke Court Auburn Hills,
MI 48326
Ph. 248-377-6007 Fax 248-377-4969
Quality Calibration
Service Inc.
10205 W. Greenfield Ave. West
Allis, WI 53214
Ph. 414-256-8900 Fax 414-256-8911
Quality Processes
P.O.
Box 27
Benton City, MO 65232
Ph. 573-581-5090 Fax 573-581-2371
R
& R Gage Co.
6699-C Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Norcross,
GA 30092
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Ph. 770-409-9801 Fax 770-409-9787
RAM Optical
Instrumentation, a QVI Company
615 S. Madison Drive Tempe, AZ 85281
Ph. 480-505-3506 Fax 480-966-7117
Renishaw Inc.
5277 Trillium Blvd. Hoffman Estates,
IL 60192
Ph. 847-286-9953 Fax 847-286-9974
RMS
Quality Services Inc.
5720 Taylor Ave.
Racine, WI 53403
Ph. 800-956-3659 Fax 262-554-7246
ROMER/CimCore
27240 Haggerty Road, Ste. E-20 Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Ph. 800-218-7125 Fax 248-324-0525
ROMER manufactures portable
CMMs. ROMER’s designs provide solutions for inspec- tion and reverse
engineering challenges.
Sheffield Automation LLC
660 S. Military Road Fond Du Lac, WI 54935
Ph. 800-558-4808 Fax 920-906-7669
The
L.S. Starrett Co.
121 Crescent
St.
Athol, MA 01331
Ph. 800-784-2887 Fax 978-249-8495
Sun-Tec Corp.
46590 Ryan
Court
Novi, MI 48377
Ph. 248-669-3100 Fax 248-669-1199
TE-CO
109 Quinter Farm Road Union, OH 45322
Ph. 800-543-4071 Fax 937-832-1274
Manufacturer of CMM clamping
kits (steel and plastic),
CMM fixturing kits, includ-
ing the soft-touch clamp.
TechTran Development
Corp.
80 Broadway
Cresskill, NJ 07626
Ph. 800-522-3842 Fax 201-567-7470
The Tool & Gage House
Co. Inc.
538 Hebron St.
Charlotte, NC 28273
Ph. 800-438-2266 Fax 704-552-6869
VideoGage
Inc. 8960 Glenoaks Blvd. Sun Valley, CA 91352
Ph. 800-226-6522 Fax 800-411-8949
View Engineering Inc.
1650 N. Voyager Ave. Simi Valley,
CA 93063
Ph. 877-767-8439 Fax 805-578-5249
Wenzel America
Ltd. 28287 Beck Road, Building
D-1 Wixom, MI 48393
Ph. 866-596-1193 Fax 248-596-1194
Werth
America Inc.
40 Centre Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Ph. 877-937-8426 Fax 716-667-2725
Carl
Zeiss IMT Corp. 6250 Sycamore Lane N. Maple Grove, MN 55369
Ph. 800-752-6181 Fax 763-533-0219
Carl Zeiss offers
bridge-type CMMs such as the Vista, Eclipse, Contura, Prismo and CenterMax. Horizontal-arm CMMs are avail- able in the CARMET,
SMM and SMC models.
