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Last Word -- Summer 2009

Volume 3, No. 3Summer, 2009

Precision Values 2009.2 Tool & Saw Sale

Measuring Hot Steel --
A Custom Solution

Joe Gibbs Racing --
Faster with DataSure
 
Versatix Band Saw Blade Productivity Studies
Tools & Rules Online: Ultra-Precise Angle Measurement
Improved Online Catalog & Literature Website
Shedding Light on Remote Features

 

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First Word
This issue of Last Word includes three application-related stories, a Tools & Rules feature on angle measurement and a guide to new ways to find product information on our website. The article about the new Inspection Scope and all five "Featured Products" (left column) have information about products introduced since our last issue. 
Precision Values 2009.2
Precision Values 2009.2, our new tool and saw products sale runs from now until the end of the year. It offers discounts on many popular tool and saw products

Our distributors are now receiving their 28-page sale brochures and will send them to their customers shortly. Click here to see the online version.
A Custom Solution - Measuring Hot Steel

... existing gage did not provide accurate or repeatable results ... it ruined the piece being measured .. the new gage takes measurements quickly, contacting the hot steel for only two seconds ... indicator locks the reading in the display so it can be safely read ... accurate to within +/- .003” ...
(See complete article)
See our New Starrett Custom Solutions Video
"Infinium" The University of Michigan's 10th Generation Solar Car

 

(Above) New image of the "Infinium", the University of Michigan's 10th Generation Solar Car. (Spr. '09 LW article about Starrett sponsorship)
Joe Gibbs Racing -- Faster with DataSure 

 ... ... eight indicators, four are lined up on each side, front to rear, down the length of the car ... initially it was believed that the indicators and DataSure would save only time, it became obvious that they would save much effort as well ... new system, also eliminated errors ...

(See complete article)

Versatix Band Saw Blade Productivity Studies

... band saw blade with an exclusive, patent-pending tooth design developed specifically for interrupted cutting applications in structural steels, tubes and small solids ... dissipates heat during cutting, minimizes tooth breakage and maximizes saw blade life ... profiles three case histories to illustrate what Versatix has been able to do ... (See complete article)
Tools & Rules Online: Ultra-Precise Angle Measurement

 ... two very different tools that each provide ultra-precise angle measurement ... Angle gage blocks provide fast, very simple and extremely accurate measurements of any angle (±1 second with Reference Grade)  ... Universal Bevel Vernier Protractor measures any angle to 1/12th of a degree or 5 minutes ...
(See complete article)

Improved Online Catalog & Product Information Acquisition

 ... two web-site related projects. The first will effect how product information is viewed online. The second is the Phase 2 implementation of for our online Literature ordering area ... better, more up-to-date presentation of this information with more intuitive access ...

(See complete article)

New Inspection Scope - Shedding Light on Remote Features

... the new Starrett Inspection Scope is ideal for remote inspection of areas inaccessible to the naked eye. Applications include viewing critical but hard-to-see areas during machining operations, inspection of internal parts of engines ...

(See complete article)

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