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Bringing 3D optical measurement to Detroit
March 19, 2024Remembering the early days, Part 2 Michigan Metrology, LLC is approaching our 30th anniversary, and we’re taking a look back on some of the highlights of our history. In this
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Average Roughness
February 29, 2024If you rely on average roughness (Ra) to control your surfaces, check out this short animation. It shows that very different surfaces can all have the same Ra value…and Ra
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What are the 3D optical profiler measurement modes?
February 26, 2024In the early days of 3D optical profiling, we needed to know an “alphabet soup” of measurement modes in order to operate the systems. Smooth surface? That’s one mode. Rougher
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A measurement lab can be a development partner
February 20, 2024Startups, incubators, “skunk works…” when a company is in startup mode, everything is happening at once. Manufacturing processes are being designed while funding is being secured and sales are being
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Anthony Musci’s “rock star” engineering career
January 31, 2024Where can your career take you after your first job has you designing Aston Martin engines? The answer is: everywhere! Anthony Musci describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur,” having applied
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Remembering the early days
January 22, 2024In August 2024, Michigan Metrology will celebrate our 30th anniversary in surface roughness measurement. Over the next months we will be taking a few trips down memory lane to remember
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Smart Phones and Space Telescopes
January 9, 2024Q: What do your cell phone and the Webb Space Telescope have in common? A: The surface finish of their optics! The glass surface of most smart phones boasts a
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Surface Roughness, Texture and Tribology Short Course
January 4, 2024May 8–9, 2023 Registration is now open for the Surface Roughness, Texture, and Tribology short course, held in Livonia, Michigan, May 8–9, 2024. The 2-day class offers a unique opportunity
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Where is the wear?
December 11, 2023A joint post with Digital Metrology Solutions. Download this article as a PDF How would you measure the wear on this porous surface? This friction material was subjected to a
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Which feature size scales matter for coating adhesion?
November 21, 2023Download this article as a PDF When it comes to coatings, the amount of surface area matters. We know that increasing the surface area can improve adhesion, and that “roughing