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EDITOR'SLETTER

This special flipbook edition of Gear Solutions focuses on several important gear-manufacturing topics: Inspection & Metrology and Tooling & Workholding. This issue includes articles, product announcements, and listings for each topic in order to be a valuable resource and a quick guide that can be used throughout the year. It’s basically a mini-Buyer’s Guide for the selected topics.

Inspection and metrology markets have been making a lot of strides in automation, data collection, and results analysis. Whether it involves a large OEM, major tier supplier, or a small job shop, these technologies can benefit practically any company.

We think these topics are important to the gear-manufacturing industry, especially with the advent of the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and how it is guiding and shaping the technological advances in all aspects of gear manufacturing.

For the topic of metrology, an expert with Kapp Technologies shares his knowledge on developing smart gear inspection systems.

Inspection takes an interesting turn as an expert from Wenzel discusses the importance of investing in yourself and how further education is a necessary tool when it comes to succeeding in the gear industry.

I hope you enjoy this extra addition to your regular July issue. If there is a topic you’d like to see more of, please reach out to me. I would love to hear from you.

Also, please contact us if you would like to add your company to the listings.

And thanks for reading!

Gear Solutions presents its annual supplemental issue: Inspection & Metrology

Kenneth CarterEditorGear Solutions magazinekenneth@gearsolutions.com(800) 366-2185 x204

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Investing in YourselfSelf-improvement and further education are necessary tools when it comes to succeeding in the gear industry.By Mariano Marks

Everyone should make an effort to improve themselves. One of the best ways this can be done is through education. This allows growth, which makes education a personal investment. After all, knowledge is one thing no one can take away. It is a self-promotion, and it benefits us all. Learning is also invaluable since it helps us make better decisions — allowing us to look at options in a better light. Typically, we learn from our mistakes, which is recogniz-ably a popular method. However, there are other tools we can decide to use in order to bolster our fundamental understanding of manufacturing and quality concepts. After all, if we care about the quality of our gears, then we should care about the quality of our decisions even more.

AUKOMOne place where this can easily be attained is through the AUKOM organization (Ausbildung Koordinatenmesstechnik e. V.).

AUKOM helps metrologists stay on their toes on the basics of metrology while demonstrating the latest developments in the field. For those who are just getting started in the field of metrology, AUKOM is the quintessential introduction. Its aim is to provide a manufacturer-neutral, thorough, and certifiable training regarding industrial-production metrology. This will result in three crucial aspects inherent to anyone who cares about the quality of their prod-ucts as well as their customers: to reduce costs, to minimize waste, and to make effective decisions.

Wenzel America is AUKOM certified to teach Levels 1, 2, 3, and GD&T. The instruction is carried out in a classroom environment, either on-site or at the partner company’s facility for up to 12 students. Classes are in presentation format, and students receive their own training manual. Instructors also enhance the lectures with hand tools and CMM and software demonstrations, if possible. Another aspect of the courses is the open discussion encouraged between the students, which often comes naturally given their different backgrounds. If students pass the test on the last day, they receive a certificate demonstrating their ability in the concepts covered by that course. This is a great way to become recognized through an organization growing worldwide.

AGMAAnother great resource, especially for gearheads, is AGMA. AGMA’s education mission and vision is to “be the industry source for educa-tion and training,” and it is surely holding up to its commitment. I attended the Basic Training for Gear Manufacturing class, which was well organized, and I look forward to participating in future class offerings. There’s no doubt education is important to AGMA by the looks of its goals for the next couple of years. Here is its roadmap for 2017 and 2018:

2017:• Develop an instructor recruitment/succession plan for AGMA’s

many programs and classes.• Develop two new courses focused on gear design and new materials.• Expand education and workforce development partnerships.• Consider the International Association for Continuing Education

and Training (IACET) as value drivers and join its efforts to ensure relevant information and education is delivered by AGMA.

2018:• Develop an instructor recruitment/succession plan for AGMA’s

programs and classes.• Develop new courses for gear engineers.• Explore opportunities for a second location of the Gear

Manufacturing School.

ASMEFinally, in a production environment, especially in quality control, a team of employees in an organization should have no ambiguity when discussing even the most trivial of topics. In order to make parts correctly that spin at 10,000 rpm or can fit inside your hip, a set of rules had to be established to avoid uncertainty in stating where each hole should be located from a particular datum or how round a bore should be.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is the system that defines and communicates engineering tolerances. It tells the

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manufacturing staff what degree of accuracy and precision is needed on each controlled feature of a part. It doesn’t just help define how much variation a specific feature on a part may have but also the variation between features as well.

There are multiple standards available worldwide that describe the symbols and define the rules used in GD&T. One such standard is American Society of Mechanical Engineers Y14.5, whose latest and active standard is the one from 2009. Most gear prints I’ve come across are held to this standard.

If you already use GD&T daily in your workplace and you’d really like to demonstrate your technical know-how with this language, you are able to get certified by ASME to a standard. ASME established the Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional (GDTP) Certification Program, which provides the means to recognize profi-ciency in the understanding and application of the geometric dimen-sioning and tolerancing principles described in the Y14.5 standard. I am an ASME Technologist GDTP certificate holder to the 1994 standard. This has helped me be more efficient and communicative, leading to happier customers.

It is important to remember that the standards serve as a complete method to deliver design intent of parts through symbolic language

between designers, manufacturers, and quality control. This means communication and collaboration between all departments is vital for the production process, not only due to reduction in cost, time, and energy, but most importantly, for the customer.

This is because GD&T can help solve one of the most important problems in manufacturing: to make tolerances as wide as possible. A tighter tolerance does not equal a better part; it equals a more expensive part.

These ideas can be summed up with the story of a strong woodcut-ter who got a job from a timber merchant who paid him well. The first day, the woodcutter cut down 18 trees. “That’s great! Keep at it,” said his boss. Motivated by his boss’ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day but only brought back 15 trees. The day after that, he tried even harder but only brought back 10 trees. The woodcut-ter went to apologize to his boss. “I must be losing my strength,” he said. The boss smiled and asked him, “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?”

Sometimes, taking a step back now means we can take two steps forward in the future. With all the resources from which to take advantage out there, there’s no reason we can’t all be making A2 quality gears.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mariano Marks has been in the field of metrology for almost four years and has worked for Wenzel America since September 2016. As a product specialist in gear metrology, Marks is in charge of training (both on-site and at the home office), sales support, demonstrations, and product presentations. He is an AUKOM certified trainer and ASME Technologist GDTP certified. Marks can be reached at mmarks@wenzelamerica.com.

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The Payoff from Deploying Smart Gear Inspection SystemsBy Bill Miller

A quality-control plan for parallel-axis gear manufacturing requires significant investment in analytical and functional inspection equip-ment, labor, and production cost. Minimizing these costs requires a good plan. Moving the analytical inspection equipment closer to the manufacturing location has consequences that can increase costs. One of the common mistakes in an attempt to avoid extra costs is removing functional gages from the plan. Thus, a decrease of the efficiency is at risk as more analytical equipment is required. Usually audit inspec-tions are made on analytical gear checkers post-process to certify the quality or identify characteristics that don’t meet requirements. The payoff of this expense is difficult to establish and, by itself, doesn’t guarantee performance. Plus, such inspections come along with time lags that create additional cost — especially if the production process produces scrap while waiting for the inspection result.

The objective of this article is to 1) review the current practice at each operation, its impact on process control, and resultant produc-tivity gains; 2) suggest adjustments to the conventional plans; and 3) identify emerging measurement and inspection technology.

Gear grinding is able to consistently produce near master-gear quality when the pre-grind process quality is monitored and con-trolled properly. The cost of gear grinding has declined over the last 25 years due mainly to a 10-fold productivity increase enabled by tools running on machines with ultra-high speed spindles and fast CNC processing to maintain perfect synchronization. However, gear grinding without adequate control of pre-grind quality may

not produce acceptable results at all — considering that quality of the finished gear depends heavily on pre-grind quality. Grinding is expected to remove all heat-treat distortion of the gears’ size and shape. Preparing a gear for grinding also requires a process after heat

Image 1: This diagram illustrates a simple gear process with key measurement gages indicated.

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treatment to qualify the bore and/or faces for proper locations and clamping in the grinding machine. Quality control of this “datum qualifying” step of the process is critical, but frequently the control plan underestimates the value of gaging at this operation.

Functional gear inspection refers to measurement of gear quality either by meshing and rolling in full contact with a master gear or measuring direct size over a ball or pin as specified on the print. Size can be determined by computerized double-flank rolling gages that use an absolute position scale, making this the preferred method. This is depicted in Image 2.

Single-flank rolling gages appear to be similar but are much more complicated to build due to the requirement that a resistance must be applied to one gear member, and the measurements of angular position of both gear members must be taken. Thus, a computer with

specialized software is needed, making this method quite expensive. The single flank rolling gage measures transmission error directly, but this value is not specified on the print or by industry gear class standards. So, while it is an excellent gage, it is not usually cost effec-tive. A practical single flank test is one that simply records the sound vibration to identify if the control plan is effective.

Inspection and measurement technologies have not kept pace with the advance of productivity in hobbing and grinding. Time required to measure a gear is essentially the same as it was in 1990. Meanwhile, more detailed evaluation for bias control extends the measurement time further, thus adding more cost. This demands more investment in measuring equipment and/or a lower audit frequency. As manu-facturers of inspection equipment this is not all bad; however, we know as cost of quality control becomes proportionally greater, it is

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more important to choose the proper plan and equipment. Modern inspection equipment is connected to the gear manufacturers’ servers to maintain a data record of quality. With the advent of Industry 4.0, the control plan can include equipment suppliers as partners in knowledge with direct access to critical data streams. It has been common for many years to “dial in” to collaborate on a particular trou-bleshooting task. File-sharing sites further streamline the ability to see necessary data that translate into huge efficiency benefits. Can you imagine a “great and powerful Oz” type of specialist in gear quality who might

offer services to the industry? Think of an analogy from Major League Baseball where replays initiated by challenges from all games nationwide are reviewed and judged by one person from a single location. But efficiency gain can be elusive, so let’s go back to basics and reality.

Modern gear-inspection and process-mea-surement methods, combined with appropri-ate quality control plans, provide significant payoff. Analytical gear inspection refers to the measurement of physical tooth micro geometry, size, and tooth position compared to nominal values relative to the gear compo-

nents’ true datum. This is accomplished on specialized 4-axis CNC inspection equipment with a probe tracing the teeth to collect digital

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data for evaluation of standard characteris-tics for index, pitch helix, and profile. Gear quality class can be determined according to international standards published by DIN, ISO, JIS, or AGMA. While the various inter-national standards are converging to a com-mon definition, customer- and application-specific micro geometry tends to diverge from any common standard definition. Custom evaluation software amplifies this trend. Gage suppliers are typically pouring more resources into software than the hardware. The evalu-ation in many cases can make interpretation complicated. In seminars for advanced grind-ing methods, participants frequently identify interpretation of gear charts as their highest priority for education. A closely related com-mon question is how to determine process correction action from the charts. The fact is most tooth traces that deviate from tolerance are affected by multiple process variables and are not evident. Calculations are simple to make for correction of profile or helix slope (fHa/fHb) and even tooth bias. But form deviations and runout influence the slope. Most analytical inspections are only for four teeth, which could mask or be misleading in the effort to pinpoint the process or set up variables affecting the outcome. Something is lacking in this approach. This type of “inspection chart” is essentially the same as on early-computerized gages of the 1980s. Interpretation of this result is still a com-mon weakness of quality and production personnel.

Both analytical and functional inspections are essential for quality control and — if

deployed properly in the process — can be cost effective. Specific gages can be used before, during, and after the process. That is pre-process, in-process, and post-process.

Most grinding machines today offer an on-board probe for specific dimensional control and, as set up, aid to inspect and calculate corrections required before starting produc-tion. Involute profile angle or slope (fHa) can be adjusted to well within the tolerance limit in this manner. An initial correlation is established with the analytical gage to increase confidence in the measurement. The probe also can qualify the clamping device mounting and function automati-cally prior to grinding. An on-board probe

was offered for the first time in 1994 on grinding machines from Kapp Niles. The payoff was enormous, and the feature has been selected on the vast majority of Kapp Niles gear grinding machines for more than 20 years. Independent analytical inspection still is required, of course, and essential for process quality. Specific characteristics such as tip relief, root relief, and form deviations can be measured accurately on the analytical gage due to density of measured points and more sophisticated software. For carburized and quenched large gears more than 500 mm in diameter and with face widths of more than 200 mm, an on-board probe is used for pre-process alignment to optimize stock

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removal and determine infeed required for “clean-up” of each tooth flank. This practically eliminates the risk of excessive stock removal in any grinding pass, dramatically reducing grinding time.

Another application of the on-board probe is for in-process measurement of size prior to the final grinding pass. The image depicts the rapid measurement along the length of the f lank.

Note that an on-board probe is used in post-process, in-process, and pre-process measuring. When a pro-cess is in control, the analytical gage can be devoted for critical tasks such as heat-treat distortion studies, certification charts for documentation, process devel-opment statistical studies, and much more. However, in reality, the analytical gage is often heavily required for process control and setup purposes, so the inspec-tion time holds up production.

Evaluation of measured results continues to evolve. It is driven partly by gear producers and gear designers and partly by efforts from suppliers to differentiate their products.

New methods to make analytical gear charts eas-ier to interpret and intuitive are coming soon. The data collected enables the user to superimpose the deviations on a tooth in a 3D rendering with colors to amplify those deviations. The composite tooth deviation considering true index position enables simulation of the operating function. Measuring speed can be increased incrementally in some cases with insignificant effect on use for process control. Next generation analytical gages are emerging with drive, bearing, and control technology advances that not only improve speed and accuracy but are less costly to build. Education and support are what make the ultimate difference in conveying the proper analysis setup. The supplier that produces the gage should be one well versed of all gaging methods and ideally gear hard-finishing processes to recommend the most efficient control plan.

Analytical gear-inspection systems are equally sen-sitive to temperature changes, so traditionally they have required a tightly controlled atmosphere. Now, especially for large gears (for example more than 1,500 mm), efficiency of measurement is greatly enhanced by simplifying the handling to-and-from the gear checker. Temperature compensation of each axis com-bined with granite guideways and air bearings pro-vide the necessary conditions where the inspection machine does not need to be in a climate-controlled room. Equipment designs and methods systemati-cally evolve, providing more accurate measurements enabling higher gear component geometric quality.

Demand for higher gear quality parallels advances in measurement capability.

Rules for inspection strategy and control plans for mass production with continuous f low processes dif-fer more than one might expect. For small lot batch production and for highly specialized gears and shafts, there are no “cook book” standard strategies. It helps to go back to basics to understand and get a feel for the physical relationship between gear quality as it relates to production machine condition, as well as inspection machine or functional gage condition. Most people with even limited gear manufacturing experience will recall an instance where the inspection result was itself faulty or in error. The lesson should be that the grinding machine is exceptionally accurate, so indications of errors determined by inspection should be quantified and confirmed. For this reason and others mentioned earlier, the proposition that “closing the loop” between final inspection equipment and a machine tool improves efficiency may be false, at least for parallel gears.

Measurement data for process control in a broader sense also applies to variable data collected real time from grinding machines using integrated sensors on the machine such as axis-position sensing from the CNC. Temperature and f low sensors now stream digital data real time, so customers have access to the full stream of variable data in the plant as well as globally at company headquarters or other centers of knowledge. Algorithms must be developed to correlate part quality with conditions during the production of the gear or other precision component. This enters an unknown area, and the fruit of this effort may be difficult to harvest. In general, more data does not equate to better control of quality. Going back to basics, the condition of the tool and tool spindle directly inf luences the profile quality in grinding. The condition of the clamp tooling and work spindle inf luences the helix and gear run out. Experience also shows temperature variation of the machine and tooling directly inf luences the process stability. This is straightforward and should guide any investigative activity in search of root causes of gear deviations. Compensation for temperature variation already is available on gear-grinding machines; however, when temperature changes are non-linear and of different gradients, simple adjustments are not successful and actually may destabilize a process. Sensors for runout and load on spindles and tooling also are integrated into modern machines. Still, it is vitally important that machine designs are robust in their sensitivity to temperature and load.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bill Miller is vice president of sales and service at Kapp Technologies. He’s served multiple roles for Kapp Niles beginning in 1981. As manager of application engineering for a hobbing machine builder in the 1980s, he was responsible for statistical process qualifications. Creating technical proposals in his sales roles for Kapp Niles required in-depth consideration of process control and capability. Five years as sales manager for a U.S. metrology company and now as a board member of Penta Gear Metrology rounds out his experience to write on the topics of gear grinding, metrology and process control. AGMA education activities include serving as a founding member of the Education Council with a second stint as the chairman of the council and serving on AGMA task groups for on-line training content development and skills gap assessment.

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PRODUCT SHOWCASENEW PRODUCTS, TRENDS, SERVICES, AND DEVELOPMENTS

ZEISS SOLUTIONS OPTIMIZE THE MEASURING PROCESS, PROVIDING INCREASED PROCESS RELIABILITY IN MANUFACTURING

Due to their high level of precision, measurements performed with coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) will be a key part of the Smart Factory.

“Networked intelligent systems that enable the results to be cor-related in real time, calculated and visualized: These will become even more important in the Smart Factory,” said Andrzej Grzesiak, senior director of Metrology Systems at ZEISS.

CMMs provide “a master plan” for the other measuring methods because of their extreme precision. Even small, networked solutions enable the metrology engineer to digitalize their day-to-day measuring jobs and network data to make analyses more reliable and efficient. The metrology engineer can then transfer comprehensive informa-tion derived from the quality data to the manufacturing and design departments.

COMPARABLE RESULTSAt the heart of these networked solutions is the range of measuring systems available for capturing the surface shape of industrially manufactured products. In addition to traditional CMMs with

contact and optical sensors, other systems are now being used suc-cessfully to perform measuring jobs. This is why the term “coor-dinate measuring system” is now being established in the relevant standards. Rather than being threatened with extinction, these systems will become more and more important in the manufactur-ing process. All this will happen in spite of — or, better yet, because of — the increased use of other measuring techniques, such as at-line optical measurements. Increasingly the greatest challenge is being able to compare the results from these different technologies. If all the effects of these various technologies are considered, then comparability is possible. However, this requires considerable time and effort. Thus it is all the more important that today’s software solutions, such as ZEISS PiWeb, correlate the results in real time and visualize these data. 

INCREASING SPEED AND EFFICIENCYWith ZEISS solutions, the measurements in the entire product development process can be optimized, saving operators a significant amount of time when creating the necessary measurement plans

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with Zeiss Calypso PMI software. For the first time, it is possible to automatically combine the product and manufacturing informa-tion (PMI), which is increasingly standard in the CAD model, with the specified dimension, form, and position tolerances in a single measurement plan. This drastically reduces the metrology engineer’s workload, and these measuring experts can then invest this extra capacity in defect analysis and prevention, ultimately lowering the reject rate and increasing manufacturing efficiency.  Digitalizing the measuring lab

Thanks to this increase in efficiency, metrology engineers also have more time to analyze the acquired quality data when they know that the ambient operating conditions for the CMMs meet the requirements stipulated by the systems’ manufacturers. Since the inspection and measuring tools as well as the test pieces change their properties as temperature and air humidity f luctuate, mea-suring system manufacturers prescribe certain limit values. The Zeiss Tempar temperature monitoring system prevents unreliable results and thus a potential reduction in quality. This Zeiss system can do one better than employees charged with measuring and recording the temperature. Not only do the sensors distributed around the lab measure the temperature with an accuracy of 25 millikelvin, they are also networked and automatically record the temperature profile for the entire measuring lab. If the values calculated by Zeiss Tempar are outside the specified thresholds, the system warns the operator via an indicator light, color-coded

values on the monitor and, if desired, via email. This way, opera-tors can automatically eliminate the possibility that temperature changes in the measuring lab caused deviations from the nominal values. The system also stores the measured data for future use and, if desired, can perform a statistical evaluation for a stipulated time period. Moreover, the ambient temperature data can also be transferred to Zeiss PiWeb and compared with other values

TARGET-ORIENTED DATA ANALYSISThanks to Zeiss PiWeb quality data management software, measur-ing technicians can analyze the flow of information, enabling them to drive both product quality and productivity within the company.

“Zeiss PiWeb networks all metrology solutions, compiling all the data acquired from the machines,” Grzesiak said.

Networking these systems enables measuring technicians to check if the quality stipulations have been met by using the report function — all in real time and across departmental silos.

Grzesiak has a clear idea how these ZEISS solutions will be further evolved in the future.

“Measuring technology is becoming increasingly intelligent, net-worked and will continue to reduce operator influence,” he said.

One of the many benefits is the comparability of the results, which improves process efficiency and quality.

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LASER SCANNING REVOLUTIONIZES GEAR INSPECTION The versatile platform of Gleason’s 300GMSL Inspection System pro-vides the classic tactile probing methods for inspecting conventional gear data on spur and helical cylindrical gears as well as straight, spiral, and hypoid bevel gears with a diameter of up to 300 mm. In addition, the new inspection system allows non-contact laser sensor scanning of tooth flanks to support gear development. Complete topography data can be recorded far more rapidly than with con-ventional tactile probing, with comparable results.

The integration of laser scanning and associated 3D graphics with CAD interface considerably expand both the functionality and the range of applications for this machine platform. The new option makes the 300GMSL the ideal solution for research and development applications for both prototype and production parts or when reverse engineering is required. The 300GMSL Inspection System is also an ideal fit for rapid measurement of topography in regular production operation and satisfies the increasingly stringent requirements on gear inspection. Compliant, soft materials (such as plastic gears, for example) can be inspected without sustaining damage.

Further options such as surface finish measurement or Barkhausen noise analysis to inspect grind burn reduce operating costs, annual maintenance, and certification costs and space requirements by offer-ing multiple technologies on a single machine platform.

Also, the 300GMSP Analytical Gear Inspection System is designed for use directly in the production environment and yields reliable measured results in demanding environmental surround-ings. To achieve this, the 300GMSP has integrated systems to

compensate for temperature f luctuations and to dampen vibration in the production environment. The 300GMSP is especially suit-able for applications in the aerospace and automotive industries, but also well suited for the inspection of high-quality gears in other sectors of industry.

The Closed-Loop Function, available for many years in bevel gear production and developed by Gleason for cylindrical gears in 2015 for direct transmission of measured data to the production machine, is part of the standard repertoire of the GMS series of machines from Gleason metrology Systems.

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JESSE GARANT METROLOGY CENTER EXPANDS ITS SERVICE-BASED PART INSPECTIONJesse Garant Metrology Center (U.S. and Canada) recently expanded its operations to accommodate the growing demand for high volume part inspection for pre-production and production validation. With investments in new equipment and improved infrastructure, includ-ing state-of-the-art industrial computed tomography systems for inspecting large parts, its enhanced capabilities solidify its position as a leader within the nondestructive testing and metrology part inspection-services industry.

As part of a five year, $15 million roll-out investment in technol-ogy, Jesse Garant Metrology Center’s latest expansion includes a more diverse range of advanced imaging systems. The expansion includes a wider range of industrial CT systems for improved inspection capabilities of industrial parts, digital X-ray systems for high-volume part sorting, and new 3D-scanning equipment for improved data capture of external features.

“Our services are not only to provide our customers with the essential data they need to make qualified decisions but to help meet the growing demand for larger scale part inspection projects and

continue to be a supporting role in the advancement of industry” said President Jesse Garant.

With three locations in Michigan and Ontario, the company’s centrally located labs primarily serve as an essential hub for the automotive and aerospace industries. Through this investment, the company will continue to be the largest industrial CT scanning service provider in North America with the greatest diversity of inspection systems available today.

“This expansion means we’re able to easily adapt to industry and meet the challenges of part inspection,” Garant said.

With clients ranging from local businesses to multinational corporations, the company has undergone steady expansion to meet demands from manufacturers around the globe. Jesse Garant Metrology Center has been acknowledged for achieve-ments in business excellence from both government and industry organizations.

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INSPECTION & METROLOGYLISTINGS

BALANCING MACHINESAmerican Hofman Corp.3700 Cohen PlaceLynchburg, VA 24501434-522-0300www.hofmann-balancing.com

Balance Systems Corporation5884 Sterling Dr.Howell, MI 48843517-586-6008

Coetz Technologies USA11228 Lemen Road, Unit DWhitmore Lake, MI 48189734-449-9340www.coetzbalancing.com

Commtest, Inc.6700 Baum Dr., Ste. 12Knoxville, TN 37919865-588-2946

Hines Industries Inc793 Airport Blvd • Ann Arbor, MI 48108734-769-6622

Kokusai USA5333 W. 79th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46268317-704-9922www.kokusaiusa.com

Precision Spindle and Accessories, Inc.PO Box 269 • Otterville ON N0J 1R0519-671-3911www.precisionspindleinc.com

SCHENCK Corporation535 Acorn Street • Deer Park, NY 11729631-242-4010www.schenck-usa.com

Universal Balancing Ltd.20750 Civic Center Dr., Ste. 418Southfield, MI 48076734-212-1200www.universal-balancing.com

HAND/TOOL GAUGESA.G. Davis - AA Gage6533 Sims Dr.Sterling Heights, MI 48313586-977-9000www.agdavis.com

Broach Masters/Universal Gear Co.1605 Industrial Dr.Auburn, CA 95603530-885-1939www.broachmasters.com

Cole Manufacturing Systems750 Loggers CircleRochester, MI 48307734-516-1365www.colemfgsystems.com

Colonial Tool Group, Inc.12344 Delta Dr.Taylor, MI 48180866-611-5119www.colonialtool.com

Comtorgage Corporation58 N.S. Industrial Dr.PO Box 1217Slatersville, RI 02876401-765-0900www.comtorgage.com

EuroTech CorporationN48 W14170 Hampton Ave. Menomonee Falls, WI 53051262-781-6777www.eurotechcorp.com

Foerster Instruments Inc.140 Industry DrivePittsburgh, PA 15275412-788-8976www.foerstergroup.com

Gage Crib Worldwide, Inc.6701 Old 28th St. SE, Ste. BGrand Rapids, MI 49546616-954-6581www.ring-plug-thread-gages.com

Geartrology3101 111th Street SWSte. AEverett, WA 98204425-418-6165www.geartrology.com

Gleason Corporation1000 University AvePO Box 22970 Rochester, NY 14692585-473-1000www.gleason.com

Greg Allen Company & Index Technologies, Inc.21135 Lorain RoadFairview Park, OH 44126440-331-0038www.gallenco.com

Hanik Corporation201 E. Ogden Ave., Ste. 34 Hinsdale, IL 60521847-364-4800www.hanikcorp.com

Kapp Niles Metrology2870 Wilderness PlaceBoulder, CO 80301303-447-1130www.kapp-niles.com

Koepfer America, L.L.C.635 Schneider DriveSouth Elgin, IL 60177-1162847-931-4121www.koepferamerica.com

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Mahr Federal, Inc.1144 Eddy StreetProvidence, RI 02905401-784-3100www.mahrfederal.com

Marposs Corporation3300 Cross Creek ParkwayAuburn Hills, MI 48326248-370-0404www.marposs.com

Mitutoyo USA965 Corporate Blvd. • Aurora, IL 60502888-648-8869www.mitutoyo.com

Modern Gearing, Inc.2277 Leger • LaSalle, QC H8N 2V7514-595-9897www.moderngearing.com

Parker Industries, Inc.1650 Sycamore Ave.Bohemia, NY 11716631-567-1000www.parkerind.com

Pentagear Products6161 Webster St.Dayton, OH 45414937-660-8182www.gearinspection.com

Polygon Solutions, Inc.16770 Link Court, Ste. 106Fort Myers, FL 33912239-628-4800www.polygonsolutions.com

Precision Gage Company100 Shore DriveBurr Ridge, IL 60527630-655-2121www.precisiongageco.com

R&P Metrology USA2870 Wilderness PlaceBoulder, CO 80301(303) 447-1130www.kapp-usa.com

Slone Gear International2154 Liberty RoadNew Carlisle, OH 45344937-478-1595www.sloangear.com

Spline Gauges UKPiccadilly TamworthStaffordshire B78 2ER011-44-1827-87-2771www.splinegauges.co.uk

Star SU LLC5200 Prairie Stone Parkway Ste. 100 Hoffman Estates, IL 60192847-649-1450www.star-su.com

VGage LLC21101 Fern Ave. • Oak Park, MI 48237248-589-7510www.vgage.com

TSA America LLC30311 Clemens Road • Ste. 2 Westlake, OH 44145440-614-0170

United Tool Supply851 Ohio Pike • Cincinnati, OH 45245513-752-6000www.united-tool.com

Western Gage Corporation3316 A Maya LindaCamarillo, CA 93012805-445-1410www.westerngage.com

Western Pegasus728 E. 8th StreetHolland, MI 49423616-393-9580www.westpeg.com

WS GearDynamics GmbHGrossklamm 10Rheinstetten, 76287 Germany+49 721 53077 10www.ws-geardynamics.com

INSPECTION EQUIPMENTAmerican Stress Technologies, Inc.540 Alpha Dr.Pittsburgh PA 15238412-784-8400www.astress.com

Balance Systems Corporation5884 Sterling DriveHowell, MI 48843517-586-6008www.balancesystems.com

Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology LLC6250 Sycamore Lane NorthMaple Grove, MN 55369800-327-9735www.zeiss.com

Cole Manufacturing Systems750 Loggers CircleRochester, MI 48307734-516-1365www.colemfgsystems.com

Comtorgage Corporation58 N.S. Industrial Drive • PO Box 1217Slatersville, RI 02876401-765-0900www.comtorgage.com

Criterion NDT3702 West Valley Highway No., Ste 202Auburn, WA 98001253-929-8800www.crterionndt.com

Dontyne Systems, Ltd.3786 Hopper Hill RoadCincinnati, OH 45255216-255-0227www.dontynesystems.com

Fischer Technology, Inc.750 Marshall Phelps RoadWindsor, CT 06095860-683-0781www.fisher-technology.com

Gage Crib Worldwide, Inc.6701 Old 28th St. SE, Ste. BGrand Rapids, MI 49546616-954-6581www.ring-plug-thread-gages.com

Gear Resource Technologies, Inc.49 Shire Oaks DrivePittsford, NY 14534-1523585-383-9160www.gear-resource.com

Gleason Corporation1000 University AvenuePO Box 22970Rochester, NY 14692585-473-1000www.gleason.com

Hans Precision Tool & Engr. Co1251 Rand RoadDes Planes, IL 60016847-644-6488

Hexagon Metrology, Inc.250 Circuit Dr. N.Kingstown, RI 02852800-274-9433www.hexagonmetrology.us

Involute Gear & Machine Company46449 Continental DriveChesterfield, MI 48047586-329-3755www.involutegearmachine.com

Kapp Niles Metrology2870 Wilderness PlaceBoulder, CO 80301303-447-1130www.kapp-niles.com

Keyence Corporation of America1100 N Arlington Heights Rd., Ste 210Itasca, IL 60143888-539-3623 • keyence.com

King Precision Technologies, Inc.2827 A Gray Fox RoadMonroe, NC 28110704-296-9100 • www.kpt-inc.com

Klingelenberg America, Inc.118 East Michigan Ave., Ste. 200 Saline, MI 48176734-470-6278www.klingelnberg.com

Koepfer America, L.L.C.635 Schneider DriveSouth Elgin, IL 60177-1162847-931-4121www.koepferamerica.com

Mahr Federal, Inc.1144 Eddy StreetProvidence, RI 02905401-784-3100www.mahrfederal.com

Marposs Corporation3300 Cross Creek ParkwayAuburn Hills, MI 48326248-370-0404www.marposs.com

Napoleon Engineering Services1601 Johnson StreetOlean, NY 14760877-870-3200www.nesbearings.com

Newage Testing Instruments820 Pennsylvania BlvdFeasterville, PA 19053215-355-6900www.hardnesstesters.com

Nikon Metrology, Inc.12701 Grand River Ave.Brighton, MI 48116810-220-4360www.nikonmetrology.com

PentaGear Products6161 Webster St. • Dayton, OH 45414937-660-8182www.gearinspection.com

Precision Gage Company100 Shore Dr. • Burr Ridge, IL 60527630-655-2121www.precisiongageco.com

Promess, Inc.11429 Grand River RdBrighton, MI 48116810-229-9334www.promessinc.com

Proto Manufacturing, Inc.12350 Universal Dr.Taylor, MI 48180313-965-2900www.protoxrd.com

Rigaku Americas Corporation9009 New Trails DriveThe Woodlands, TX 77381281-362-2300www.rigaku.com

SICK, Inc.6900 West 110th StreetBloomington, MN 55438952-829-4730www.sickusa.com

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Slone Gear International2154 Liberty RoadNew Carlisle, OH 45344937-478-1595www.slonegear.com

Spline Gauges UKPiccadilly Tamworth StaffordshireB78 2ER011-44-1827-87-2771www.splinegauges.co.uk

Star SU LLC5200 Prairie Stone ParkwaySte. 100Hoffman Estates, IL 60192847-649-1450www.star-su.com

Tokyo Technical Instruments USA Inc297 Kinderkamack Road #133Oradell, NJ 07649201-634-1700www.tti-geartec.jp

United Tool Supply851 Ohio PikeCincinnati, OH 45245513-752-6000www.united-tool.com

Wenzel America28700 Beck RoadWixom, MI 48393248-295-4300www.wenzelamerica.com

WS GearDynamics GmbHGrossklamm 10Rheinstetten, 76287 Germany+49 721 53077 10www.ws-geardynamics.com

Zygo CorporationLaurel Brook Rd.Middlefield, CT 06455860-347-8506www.zygo.com

MEASURING MACHINESAmerican Stress Technologies, Inc.540 Alpha Dr.Pittsburgh PA 15238412-784-8400www.astress.com

Carl Zeiss Industrial6250 Sycamore LaneNorth Maple Grove, MN 55369763-744-2400www.zeiss.com/industrial-metrology

Cole Manufacturing Systems750 Loggers CircleRochester, MI 48307734-516-1365www.colemfgsystems.com

FARO250 Technology ParkLake Mary, FL 32746407-333-9911www.faro.com

Geartrology3101 111th Street SW STE AEverett, WA 98204425-418-6165www.geartrology.com

Gleason Corporation1000 University Ave.PO Box 22970Rochester, NY 14692585-473-1000www.gleason.com

Hans Precision Tool & Engr. Co1251 Rand Road • Des Planes, IL 60016847-644-6488

Hexagon Metrology, Inc.250 Circuit Dr. N.Kingstown, RI 02852800-274-9433www.hexagonmetrology.us

Involute Gear & Machine46449 Continental Dr.Chesterfield, MI 48047586-329-3755www.involutegearmachine.com

Kapp Niles Metrology2870 Wilderness PlaceBoulder, CO 80301303-447-1130www.kapp-niles.com

Klingelnberg America, Inc.118 East Michigan Ave., Ste. 200Saline, MI 48176734-470-6278www.klingelnberg.com

Koepfer America LLC635 Schneider Dr.South Elgin, IL 60177847-931-4121www.koepferamerica.com

Kurt Engineered Systems9445 East River Road NWMinneapolis, MN 55433877-226-7823www.kurtengineeredsystems.com

Mahr Federal, Inc.1144 Eddy Street • Providence, RI 02905401-784-3100www.mahrfederal.com

Marposs Corporation3300 Cross Creek ParkwayAuburn Hills, MI 48326248-370-0404www.marposs.com

Mitutoyo USA965 Corporate BlvdAurora, IL 60502888-648-8869www.mitutoyo.com

PentaGear Products6161 Webster St.Dayton, OH 45414937-660-8182www.gearinspection.com

Precision Gage Company100 Shore Dr.Burr Ridge, IL 60527630-655-2121www.precisiongageco.com

R&P Metrology USA2870 Wilderness Place • Boulder, CO 80301303 447-1130www.kapp-usa.com

Slone Gear International2154 Liberty RoadNew Carlisle, OH 45344937-478-1595www.slonegear.com

Star SU LLC5200 Prairie Stone Parkway, Ste. 100Hoffman Estates, IL 60192847-649-1450www.star-su.com

Tokyo Technical Instruments USA, Inc297 Kinderkamack Road #133Oradell, NJ 07649201-634-1700www.tti-geartec.jp

Trilion Quality Systems500 Davis Dr. Ste. 200Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462215-710-3000www.trilion.com

United Tool Supply851 Ohio Pike • Cincinnati, OH 45245513-752-6000www.united-tool.com

Wenzel America28700 Beck RoadWixom, MI 48393248-295-4300www.wenzelamerica.com

WS GearDynamics GmbHGrossklamm 10Rheinstetten, 76287 Germany+49 721 53077 10www.ws-geardynamics.com

Zoller USA3753 Plaza Dr., Ste. 1Ann Arbor, MI 48108734-332-4851www.zoller-usa.com

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CONTENTS PAGE NO.Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC - Zeiss Group ...1Zeiss has been contributing to technological progress for more than 165 years – with solutions for the semiconductor, automotive, and mechanical engineering industries, biomedical research, and medical technology, as well as eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars, and planetariums.+49 7364 20-0 • www.zeiss.com

Gleason .......................................................................19Gleason is a company always moving forward – and always finding new ways to be The Total Gear Solutions Provider.(585) 473-1000 • www.gleason.com

Jesse Garant Metrology Center - North America .......3Jesse Garant Metrology Center is a globally recognized part inspection company, providing NDT and Metrology services using advanced imaging equipment.(519) 962-5300 • jgarantmc.com

Kapp-Niles Metrology .............................................. IFCKapp Technologies sells and services Kapp and Niles machines to customers in the USA, Canada and Mexico. It also provides engineering, manufacturing, and re-coating of KAPP CBN grinding tools.(303) 447-1130 • www.kapp-usa.com

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