3D Surface Roughness and Wear Measurement, Analysis and Inspection

Can you tell these plastic finishes apart?

August 9, 2024

Most surface finish specifications for plastics refer to an SPI finish (SPI mold finish). These numbers refer to a standard set of finishes for injection molded parts set by the

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two surfaces that look the same but may function differently due to different spacing in their texture

When switching from metal to plastic, does the texture stay the same?

July 30, 2024

Download this article as a PDF Companies regularly need to replace metal components with plastics for reasons of weight, cost, performance, corrosion, etc. Very often, however, when the material is

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New Full-Day Surface Metrology and Tribology Class, 11/14/24

July 23, 2024

Registration is open for the new one-day Surface Metrology and Tribology class, which will be held in Livonia, Michigan, Nov. 14, 2024. The full-day metrology class – tribology class offers

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Controlling parting lines in molded plastics

July 22, 2024

In plastic molding, parting lines can form on the component where portions of the mold meet imperfectly. These ridges and/or valleys may lead to several types of functional problems with

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Controlling Knit Lines in Plastic Molding

July 15, 2024

In the molding process, knit lines form where the material does not weld together seamlessly as it moves through the tooling. The cause may be related to the mold surface,

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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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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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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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Metal Forming Tribology & Surface Metrology Workshop

January 9, 2024

Thursday, March 28th, 7:30am–1:00pm EST Michigan Metrology, Bruker, and ASM-Detroit are sponsoring a complementary Metal Forming Tribology/Surface Metrology workshop on March 28, 2024, 730am–1pm.  The morning session will include a

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