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| GeoNews - April 2007 |
Edition 2007.3 |
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Small parts? No
problem. The
Microgage was
designed for small
high accuracy
production parts
that require tighter
tolerance than a
standard CMM.
| General News |
Helmel Engineering, The Early Years 1973 - 1980 Helmel Engineering Company started in Rochester, New York in March 1973 by the founder, Erwin Helmel. The company started by designing automatic assembly lines for General Motors and general purpose systems for companies such as Kodak and Xerox.
As a testimonial to the product endurance, CMM #2 was produced in 1975 and is still in service today, it is calibrated every year by our factory staff. In fact the company that bought CMM #2 also bought several more in 1975 and 1976 all of which are still in service. They continued buying Helmel CMMs well into the 21st century! In 1977, the company incorporated into Helmel Engineering Products, Inc. as their CMM products were now sold throughout the United States. In 1977.....throughout the United States.....the introduction of calculators, such as the HP9815 and the Renishaw Touch Probe were pushing the CMM to a whole new level. The subsequent appearance of the desktop computer made the rapid inspection of complex 3-D parts possible even with rudimentary software. Growth was pushing HEPI beyond it's current building capacity and in January 1980, it relocated to Niagara Falls in a new 8,000 square foot building. In upcoming issues of GeoNews, we will highlight the 1980 - 1990 period which forced all CMM manufacturers to their capacity. This was an exciting period of innovation and growth. |
| "Time to calibrate
your CMM" Calibrating your CMM is an essential component to keep your inspections accurate. Only a factory calibration will ensure your CMM is operating at it's most accurate and trouble free operation. Not all calibration firms have the capacity to calibrate your CMM properly. Contact our service department at (716) 297-8644 or request information here. |
During this time, Mr. Helmel developed and began to
produce the CheckMaster Coordinate Measuring Machine.
Manufacturing in the USA was looking for productive ways
to perform inspections with high reliability and
consistent results. The CheckMaster found it's calling.
The early systems were all manually operated using hard
probes with a digital readout. Simple strip printers
could be added to provide a printout of the results.| Geomet Tip & Tricks |
EZ Launch Menu System  Production pushes the envelope for all CMM companies to
create a system that can be used by a variety of trained
and untrained personnel. The CMM has become a production
tool used on the production floor, as any machine
cutting tool. The need for speed is essential and
getting the inspection program up and running when the
operator is not only the production person, but also the
inspector. The EZ Launch Menu System was designed for
this environment. With a single touch, one or more
inspection programs can be initiated allowing your
production personnel to get back to making the chips. To
see a tutorial on the EZ Launch Menu System,
click here. |
| Need Help or
Suggestions? To help you to learn about the power of Geomet, we are launching a series of tutorials and programming examples. Do you need a specific example? Please submit to us a request to include a tutorial or programming example in future GeoNews editions. |
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Phone: (716) 297-8644 |