Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Course

Jon Roovers and Associates next Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Course

will be held on December 15-16-17, 2010 (Wed-Thu-Fri).

Class times: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

The course will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Arrowood Road, Charlotte, NC.

The course fee is $795 per person, payable in advance with a personal or company check.

To register for the course, please email name(s) and titles of the Participant(s).

Also, please provide us with your name, phone and fax number.

A confirmation notice including all course specifics and directions will be emailed or faxed to you.

We are delighted to offer this exciting course and I look forward to hearing from you.

JAN ROOVERS ASSOCIATES, INC.

Consultants for Quality and Leadership

6519 Wheeler Drive

Charlotte, NC 28211-4756

704.366.2926 (Vox)

704.577.5761 (Cell)

704.365.6165 (Fax)

jan@janroovers.com

johannesroovers@yahoo.com

www.janroovers.com

NVision Helps Soft Air Produce Handgun Replica Three Months Faster

Soft Air USA used NVision’s laser scanning services to save three months in getting an Airsoft replica of FN Herstal’s FNP9-17 handgun to market. This is a significant time-savings over Soft Air’s previous process, which involved making silicon molds of real guns and using the molds to create injection molds that in turn make the replica Airsoft guns. Laser scanning saves time because it eliminates the need for manual touchup of the silicon mold and the resulting CAD model of the real gun can then be electronically sent to manufacturers in Asia.

“Airsoft” refers to a specific type of replica gun that shoots lightweight plastic pellets at a muzzle velocity of less than 600 foot per second. The combination of the light projectile and relatively low muzzle velocity means that Airsoft guns are generally considered safe when used with safety equipment such as protective eyeware. Soft Air USA®, Inc is a subsidiary of Cybergun S.A., the world’s leading manufacturer of replica Airsoft guns. Soft Air USA® has licenses from gun manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson®, Colt®, Sig Sauer®, IMI (Uzi®), Mauser, Thompson® and Kalishnikov.

The FNP-9 is a polymer-framed pistol that weights 25 ounces and has a 16+1 magazine capacity. “The FNP-9 handgun has never been done as an Airsoft gun in the past,” said John Steele, President of Soft Air USA. “We wanted to make as accurate a reproduction of the gun as is humanly possible.” In the past, Soft Air has reproduced guns by first making a silicon mold of the actual gun. One problem with this approach was that the gun used as the master was destroyed in the process. Another problem was that the silicon mold typically had many imperfections such as bubbles that needed to be fixed by hand. This process took a considerable period of time. Also, the mold had to be shipped to contract manufacturers in Asia that build the replica guns, which took additional time.

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The CMM Handbook Revision 4

CMM Quarterly announces the new release of The CMM Handbook. With new information and content The CMM Handbook is a must have for every CMM Programmer.

DuraMax as a Gear Wheel Measuring Machine

With its compact DuraMax 3D coordinate measuring machine, Carl Zeiss brings gear wheel measuring technology to the smallest workshop

With DuraMax, Carl Zeiss offers an popular compact 3D coordinate measuring machine. DuraMax Gear marks the evolution of DuraMax into a shopfloor gear wheel measuring machine. “This enables us to fulfill the requests of many customers and introduce gear wheel measuring technology with small machines that can be used as close to production as possible," says Alexander Dollansky, Product Manager at Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology.

The key features of DuraMax Gear are its suitability for a rough production environment, the high permissible temperature fluctuations, the proven and pioneering ZEISS measuring software, its small footprint and the attractive price.

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CMM-MANAGER 3.0 FEATURES NEW WINDOWS 7 STYLE USER INTERFACE

CMM-Manager 3.0 for Windows 7 is by far the most value-for-money tactile inspection software that runs on nearly all CNC and manual CMMs. The modern and intuitive Windows 7 graphical interface makes the software even more informative and interactive. Get more things done with CMM-Manager, by automating serial inspection or by easily taking a few points on the spot. And when combined with the new Renishaw 5-axis PH20 probe head, CMM-Manager 3.0 turns around inspection work up to 3 times faster.

Versatility to get the most out of your CMMs

The dashboard has been upgraded with intuitive new icons and a ribbon bar style layout. CMM-Manager 3.0 for Windows 7 also incorporates touch screen and multi-touch support and intuitive navigation paths. Simply walk up to the CMM, quickly align the part, and immediately measure geometric features and points on planes. When CAD is available, you can even take snap point measurements on the screen to eliminate manually probing the work piece – and automatically create dimensional charts with color-coded point deviations.
Docking and sliding panels provide a more open and simplified workspace, and inspection tools are simple to use. To create a serial inspection routine that runs on any CMM brand, you simply click points and features on a 3D part view and drag-and-drop them as icons on to a part program representation. CMM-Manager automatically converts the icon program into a collision-free touch probe motion path. Automated inspection results in graphic part-to-CAD comparison, a digital communication tool providing all the answers.
PH20 support triples CMM productivity

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