SM1008S Using a proprietary optical system and traditional sensor technology, Mitutoyo’s first non-contact line-laser sensor can perform both 2D profile measurements and comprehensive 3D dimensional inspections. Equipped with software with defect-detection and measurement tools for a wide array of characteristics, including height, width, volume and flatness, the technology can be used to measure intricate details and complex surfaces for 100 percent in-line inspection.
What’s new? The metrology technology.
Benefits Reliable and consistent measurements, and precision and accuracy. The SM1008S has an accuracy to within 20 microns and a Z-axis repeatability of 0.5 micron. It requires no complex programming.
Mitutoyo America Corp., Aurora, Ill., 888-648-8869, www.mitutoyo.com
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
