First Word
The Fall 2008 edition of Last Word features an application profile about the performance of Starrett IP-rated tools in a challenging environment, a controlled test showing how DataSure Wireless can improve throughput, and a Tools & Rules Online feature about the evolution of precision measuring. There are also new product profiles of our 765A Electronic Snap Gage, pneumatic saw blades and a vertical benchtop optical system.
We recently implemented a new system with an easy-to-use shopping cart interface to order product literature directly from our website.
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This issue follows IMTS'08 by about a month. We appreciate all who stopped in at one or both of our booths. There was a lot of energy at the show along with cautious optimism about the future -- very much in contrast to financial market events that followed shortly thereafter. Both of our booths featured daily prize drawings. Click here to see who won.
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| | DataSure Improves Throughput & Accuracy | 
| ... conducted a controlled test to measure the impact of DataSure on throughput speed and level of quality assurance in a defined, 100% inspection application ... while the slowest method required 29 seconds per part with significant reliability problems, the DataSure-based method accomplished the same task in about 6-1/2 seconds ... (See complete article) | |
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| Quick & Accurate Measurements with the New 765A Snap Gage | 
| ... It is ideal for inspectors, purchasing agents, salespeople and others who need to quickly measure the size of materials up to 1/2" or 12.7mm thick ... they are invaluable on shopfloors for production applications where the operator needs to quickly track consistency of parts at the back end of an operation ...
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| Application Profile: High Precision in a Harsh Environment | 
| ... large drill bits ... range in size from 2-3/8” to 30” ... must be manufactured to close tolerances, from of +/-.001” to +/- .0001” ... "many parts must be measured in harsh, wet and difficult conditions ... the calipers stood up just fine and repeated great (even) after being submerged (in coolant)" ...
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| Custom Applications Utilizing Granite | 
| Granite is the material of choice for machine bases and metrology components for a variety of reasons. It is rustproof, easy-to-clean, machinable and provides ultimate flatness ... Tru-Stone ... combines the natural benefits of granite with the industry’s most in-depth knowledge ... to provide a custom product that is perfect for your application ... (See complete article) | |
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| New Blades for Pneumatic Reciprocating Saws | 
| ... latest addition to the Starrett line of power tool accessories is a line of bi-metal unique® saw blades for pneumatic (or air) reciprocating saws. These saws are widely used in auto body shops, metal fabricating facilties, the sheet metal industry and a variety of other applications ...
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| Tools & Rules Online: The Evolution of Precision - A Short History | 
| ... manufactured items were made by hand, one at a time, and a fraction of an inch one way or the other made little difference ... at the beginning of the 19th Century, precise measurements became vastly more important ... due to Eli Whitney’s idea of mass production based on interchangeable parts ...
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| New, Faster Way to Get Starrett Literature | 
| ... a new system for ordering product catalogs, literature and collateral materials. Your orders can now be entered directly from the Starrett website using the familiar shopping cart interface. The new system provides better service, with most orders shipped on the same or next day ... select the “Literature” button on the Starrett Homepage ... (See complete article) | |
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| The New VB400 Vertical Benchtop Optical Measuring System | 
| ... a completely new and updated design ... VB400 is ideal for part inspection, high or low volume, to measure complex shapes and hole patterns easily and quickly. It is equally at home in the calibration lab, the toolroom or on the shop floor as a stand-alone unit ... for parts that can best be measured by placing them on the glass insert of the workstage ... (See complete article) | |
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