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Digital Metrology provides innovative measurement software, custom-tailored metrology systems, consultation and training to help you acquire and apply your measurement data. The value of metrology isn’t in the results—it’s in how you interpret the data. We help you get the information you need, then apply it to solve challenges in R&D, product development, and production.
Mark C. Malburg, Ph.D. Digital Metrology Solutions, Inc.
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60-Second Surface Analysis – Are these peaks real, or noise? Part 5
Are the peaks in your surface texture data real, or noise? There’s another possibility: your analysis may also be creating issues! In Part 5 of our series, we show how comparing analyzed data to raw measurement data can sometimes help you to determine whether peaks are real features or artifacts of the analysis. Read More
60-Second Surface Analysis – Are these peaks real, or noise? Part 4
A few bad data points can dominate your surface texture data. But what can you do if you can’t get better data? In this fourth video in our series we’ll show you how the Surface Editor in OmniSurf3D can help you quickly remove bad data so you can explore the underlying surface. It’s a unique and powerful tool that you won’t find in other software! Read More
60-Second Surface Analysis – Are these peaks real, or noise? Part 3
Can you tell what kind of surface is hiding under these peaks? It’s actually a ground & lapped shaft, but an instrument problem is hiding it. In this third video in our series, we show you a technique for exposing the surface that’s hidden in this noise. Find out how to do it—and when not to do it—in this 60-Second Surface Analysis video!
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60-Second Surface Analysis – Are these peaks real, or noise? Part 2
If you’re questioning your surface roughness data, don’t just trust the numbers: EXPLORE the surface!
Here’s a measurement with a lot of spikes along the feature edges. Are they real, or are they noise, or dirt, or something else? In Part 2 of this 60-Second Surface Analysis series, we’ll give you some tips on how to tell if the peaks are real—and how to salvage your measurement data if they’re not. Read More
60-Second Surface Analysis – Are these peaks real, or noise? Part 1
When your surface texture data shows bumps and spikes, how can you tell whether those peaks are real surface features, or just dirt or measurement noise? This is the first in a series of videos in which we'll give you a few strategies to answer that question, using the tools in OmniSurf3D software for visualizing and exploring your data. Read More
New Notepad Video: Noisy Measurements
What’s that extra rough structure in my surface texture? It could be real data…but it also could have been a door closing, or someone tapping the table, or a vibration in the gage. In this Notepad Series video we introduce some tips and tricks to help you differentiate noise from data, so you can really understand your surfaces, and processes. Read More
Quality problems? You don’t have to live with them!
"Our parts meet spec, but they fail in the field." "We can't trust our incoming parts." "Something changed in our process and now some parts aren’t performing." Problems like this force a lot of companies to make expensive decisions like 100% screening or overly tight tolerances. But there are better solutions! Learn how to move past "good enough" and get out in front of quality issues, in this Surface Notes blog post. Read More
Plastic textures
Comparing textured surfaces to visual/tactile samples may not give you enough information to control a plastic texture. In this post we look at how surface texture software can help you visualize and explore textured surfaces, as well as providing a suite of parameters that might lead to better ways to tolerance them. Read More
TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ now support more gages
Digital Metrology has recently added the Hommel-Etamic Waveline W5 to our list of supported gages for TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ surface gage software. See the full list of supported gages on the TraceBoss and TraceBoss+ pages! Read More
New Tutorial: Predicting fatigue failure—a better texture parameter
Where will cracks develop in a surface's texture? In a lot of literature researchers often focus on the deepest valley, using roughness parameters such as Rv and Sv. But cracks don't always form at the deepest valleys. A better way to predict cracking is to focus on the sharpness of features rather than the depth. In this tutorial we’ll show you a better method, and better parameters, for estimating sharpness and predicting crack development. Learn more! Read More