Tapered Roller Bearing – National

We recently acquired three model “LM6708” tapered roller bearing assemblies from different manufacturers. We decided to have a look at how their surfaces compared, and differed, right out of the box.  This dataset is the National bearing, which has a ground surface. Setting the vertical scales equal to each other makes it easier to compare … Read more

Tapered Roller Bearing – FKG

We recently acquired three model “LM6708” tapered roller bearing assemblies from different manufacturers.  We decided to have a look at how their surfaces compared, and differed, right out of the box. This dataset is the FKG bearing, which has a ground surface and several taller/deeper features. Setting the vertical scales equal to each other makes … Read more

Uniball Grip Pen Grip

We compared the surfaces of the grips on two of our favorite pens: the “Uniball Grip” that we use with our logo, and the Pilot G-7 that we use for the Notepad Series. Both are relatively inexpensive, but they both write very well, and both feel great to hold.   We put both surfaces under … Read more

Pilot G-7 Pen Grip

We compared the surfaces of the grips on two of our favorite pens: the “Uniball Grip” that we use with our logo, and the Pilot G-7 that we use for the Notepad Series. Both are relatively inexpensive, but they both write very well, and both feel great to hold.   We put both surfaces under … Read more

Lemon – Macro Texture

Orange, lemon, lime…can you tell which surface belongs to which fruit? Over the past couple of years we’ve worked with researchers doing some fascinating work with GelSight instruments and our OmniSurf3D software. This year we’re excited to have added a GelSight system to our measurement instrument collection. This series of measurements of various citrus skins … Read more

Lime – Macro Texture

Orange, lemon, lime…can you tell which surface belongs to which fruit? Over the past couple of years we’ve worked with researchers doing some fascinating work with GelSight instruments and our OmniSurf3D software. This year we’re excited to have added a GelSight system to our measurement instrument collection. This series of measurements of various citrus skins … Read more