Two
branches of engineering are of great relevance to production units,
one is metrology while
the other is metallurgical
analysis. Industrial
metrology is the science of accurate measurements. Metrology is of
utmost importance for the precision engineering field as producing
products with fine tolerance values is as crucial as measuring them
for desired accuracy levels.
Precision
engineering companies such as Precision Products Inc., (PPI) have
machine shops with measurement devices that undergo regular
calibration to NIST standards. The high precision metrology
devices include machines like Zeiss Contura that offers scanning
technology as well as the reporting capacity to allow comparison of
the part with either the tolerance sheet or the original blue print.
Besides the Zeiss, PPI also has the Brown and Sharpe Mistral CMM.
Both these machines are certified to an accuracy of 2 microns.
Further,
the other important branch of engineering that plays a crucial role
for the proper functioning of the production units is metallurgical
analysis. It
facilitates premier production units to ensure beforehand that the
materials used for production meet the standards in terms of their
composition. Secondly, once the products have been manufactured,
metallurgical analysis
allows to evaluate
their physical and mechanical properties to ensure their conformation
to the customer’s specifications.
Thirdly,
metallurgical analysis
enables reverse engineering, an essential aspect of all production
units. PPI possesses X-ray fluorescence equipment using which
virtually any metal or alloy can be tested within seconds. PPI also
has the required machines to carry out the testing of heavy metals
including lead and arsenic among others.
For
more details of metallurgical analysis please visit : www.ppiparts.com