3D Surface Roughness and Wear Measurement, Analysis and Inspection
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Remembering Roger Simpson

May 16, 2024

Michigan Metrology opened its doors in the Detroit area in 1994. I’d spent the previous several years working with the team at WYKO, developing the ”white light interferometry” technology that enables

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Which surface finish do you need for lighting applications?

April 29, 2024

Lighting and automotive lighting applications require more complex lens shapes and textures. To support these high-performance designs, manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of plastics, and the molds required to make

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Getting the most from your 3D optical profiler

April 23, 2024

Give us a shout! We’re happy to help—often free of charge. 3D optical profilers can make amazing, high resolution measurements, very fast. But the measurement settings and software options can

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Bringing 3D optical measurement to Detroit

March 19, 2024

Remembering 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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Are you relying on average roughness (Ra) to control your surfaces? We made this short animation using data from Digital Metrology Solutions, Inc. to show that very different surfaces can all have the same Ra value...and that Ra alone can't tell you which one you've manufactured!

Average Roughness

February 29, 2024

If 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, 2024

In 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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contract measurement lab as part of a production supply chain

A measurement lab can be a development partner

February 20, 2024

Startups, 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, 2024

Where 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, 2024

In 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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surface finish (surface roughness) of smart phone screen

Smart Phones and Space Telescopes

January 9, 2024

Q: 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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