Tech Talk ARTICLE

April 2005

Machines Tame Defects On High Speed Lines

edited by Robert H. Williams

A 360-degree inspection and sorting machine now is available to help ensure the quality of fasteners, screw parts, ammunition and related cylindrical parts. The General Inspection LLC product line relies on a variety of sensors—laser, vision and eddy current technology—depending on the job at hand.

Even small defects in critical parts are detectable. Those that do not come up to snuff are “rejected and all external part dimensions from every part are displayed and stored in memory,” says a spokesman. “Anyone who can read a blueprint simply enters the dimensions and tolerances. After an initial set up, part numbers can be recalled and the system is ready to use again, even by unskilled operators.”

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