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Capabilities
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| Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) | Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) are mechanical systems designed to move a measuring probe to determine coordinates of points on a work piece surface. CMMs are comprised of four main components: the machine itself, the measuring probe, the control or computing system, and the measuring software. Machines are available in a wide range of sizes and designs with a variety of different probe technologies. | ||
| Dimensional Gages / Instruments |
Dimensional gages and instruments provide quantitative measurements of a product's or component's attributes such as wall thickness, depth, height, length, I.D., O.D., taper or bore. Dimensional gages and instruments encompass:
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| Eddy Current Instruments | Eddy current instruments are nondestructive devices that induce detectable eddy currents in conductive materials and analyze the response for flaw detection, thickness, weld inspection, conductivity, alloy sorting, heat treat verification and other applications. | ||
| Hardness Testers | Hardness is a characteristic of a material, not a fundamental physical property. It is defined as the resistance to indentation, and it is determined by measuring the permanent depth or projected area of the indentation. More simply put, when using a fixed force (load) and a given indenter, the smaller the indentation, the harder the material. | ||
| Magnetic Particle (MPI) Equipment | Instruments and test equipment required to perform magnetic particle inspection (MPI) such as demagnetizers, magnetometers, magnetizer power packs and coil or yoke magnetizers. | ||
| Materials Testing Equipment | Materials or mechanical testing equipment includes adhesion or bond testers, compressive testers, creep and stress relaxation testers, drop or shock testers, ductility testers, fatigue testers, impact toughness testers, shear testers, tensile testers, and vibration testers. | ||
| Microscopes / Optical Instruments | Microscopes are instruments that are capable of producing a magnified image of a small object. They are used in many applications in the scientific and industrial arenas. Common applications include manufacturing inspection, high-technology quality control in areas such as semiconductor processing, medical imaging, cell research, and metallurgical analysis. | ||
| Probes / Styli | Styli, probes and cantilevers are slender rod-shaped stems & contact tips or points used to probe surfaces in conjunction with profilometers, SPMs, CMMs, gages and dimensional scanners. | ||
| Ultrasonic Instruments | Ultrasonic instruments (UT) are devices that use ultrasonic signals to inspect materials and components. UT inspection techniques can be used, for instance, to detect surface and subsurface flaws or to measure thickness. Beams of high frequency acoustic energy are introduced into the material and subsequently retrieved. Distance calculations are based on the speed of sound through the material being evaluated. The most widely used of all UT techniques is the pulse-echo technique. Flaws are detected and sizes estimated by comparing the amplitude of a reflected echo from an interface (flaw or back surface) with that of a reference interface of known size. | ||
| Video / Imaging Equipment | Equipment and components for the capture, processing, display and storage of video signals in analog or digital format. | ||
| X-ray Instruments / Diffractometers | X-ray instruments and x-ray systems use penetrating X-rays or gamma radiation to capture images of the internal structure of a part or finished product. The density and composition of the internal features will alter the intensity or density of these features in the X-ray image. X-ray diffractometers or diffraction instruments are used to measure crystal structure, grain size, texture and/or residual stress of materials and compounds through interaction of the X-ray beam with a sample. The wavelengths of X-Rays are of the same order of magnitude as the distances between atoms or ions in a molecule or crystal (Å, 10-10 m). A crystal diffracts an X-Ray beam passing through it to produce beams at specific angles depending on the X-Ray wavelength, the crystal orientation, and the structure of the crystal. | ||
| Specialty / Other | Other unlisted, specialized or proprietary inspection instruments or test equipment. | ||
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Services
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| Bench (Off-site) | Bench repair refers to off-site equipment or instrument repair in the service supplier's shop. The test equipment or instruments need to be disconnected and transported to or picked up by the repair shop. | ||
| Field / On-site | Supplier has personnel and/or equipment for on-site repair work, eliminating the added expense of taking the instrument off line and shipping it. | ||
| Calibration Service | Calibration services for various test equipment and instruments including evaluating the output or accuracy compared to standards or established values. | ||
| Calibration Documentation | Documentation or test reports show calibration information such as "as found" and "as left" data, next scheduled calibration, etc. | ||
| Online Documentation | Supplier has online documentation system to access history, calibration certifications and recalibration notifications. | ||
| In-house Contract Lab Set-up | Supplier has capabilities and resources for setting up an in-house contract lab - minimizing any downtime or lag in getting instruments quickly calibrated. | ||
| Installation / Start-up | Supplier has personnel and/or equipment for on-site installation and start-up of new, repaired or replacement equipment or instruments. The supplier may also provide personnel training and test the acceptability of the equipment to the required specifications. | ||
| OEM / Warranty Authorized Shop | Supplier has personnel and/or equipment that are certified or approved for OEM or warranty repair work. | ||
| Pick-up and Delivery | Supplier offers pick-up and delivery services to minimize cost and time associated with using in-house personnel. | ||
| Preventative Maintenance / Service Contracts | Preventative maintenance and service contracts refer to programs for performing proactive maintenance in order to prevent system problems. This is contrasted to troubleshooting, diagnostic or corrective maintenance, which is performed to correct an already existing problem. | ||
| Rapid Turnaround | Supplier offers quick turnaround on repair services; typically in a few days. | ||
| Remanufacturing / Complete Rebuild | Supplier has personnel and/or equipment to completely overhaul or rebuild equipment or instruments, which may be an effective alternative for costly or specialized units. | ||
| Rental / Lease | The supplier can rent or lease equipment to the customer while the necessary tests are being conducted. | ||
| Replacement / Exchange Program | Supplier has capabilities and resources for exchanging the damaged equipment or instrument with a new or used unit, which can minimize any downtime in the facility or eliminate the need to ship and outsource work. | ||
| Product Sales - Used / Refurbished | Supplier offers for sale used or refurbished products for the replacement of damaged units. | ||
| Product Sales - New | Supplier offers for sale new products from the manufacturer for the replacement of damaged units. | ||
| Spare Parts Inventory | Supplier expedites repairs by carrying an inventory of spare replacement parts or sub-systems in-house, eliminating the added time that ordering and shipping parts would require. | ||
| Troubleshooting | Troubleshooting refers to diagnostic or corrective maintenance, which is performed to correct an already-existing problem. This is contrasted to preventive maintenance, which refers to performing proactive maintenance in order to prevent system problems. | ||
| Upgrade Service | Service to upgrade or enhance the performance of an existing product through the addition of an entirely new component or replacement of a component with an improved or updated unit. | ||
| Specialty / Other | Other unlisted, specialty, or proprietary service. | ||
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Location
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| North America | Companies are located in the United States, Canada or Mexico. | ||
| United States Only | Companies are located in the United States. | ||
| Northeast US Only | Companies are located in the Northeast United States, namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. | ||
| Southern US Only | Companies are located in the Southern United States, namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. | ||
| Southwest US Only | Companies are located in the Southwest United States, namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. | ||
| Northwest US Only | Companies are located in the Northwest United States, namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. | ||
| Midwest US Only | Companies are located in the Midwest United States, namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. | ||
| Canada Only | Companies are located in Canada. | ||
| South / Central America Only | Companies have facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Chile; or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc. | ||
| Europe Only | Companies are located in Europe, namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc. | ||
| South Asia Only | Companies are located in South Asia, namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc. | ||
| Near East Only | Companies are located in the Near East, namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc. | ||
| East Asia / Pacific Only | Companies are located in East Asia, namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc. | ||
| Oceania Only | Companies are located in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and a large group of South Pacific islands that include Micronesia, Polynesia, Guam, Fiji, Tonga, etc. | ||
| Africa Only | Companies are located in sub-Saharan Africa. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted country or region. | ||
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