Even though revisions and additions have increased the page count by 50%, the original cover price has been held, making it an informative and accessible dimensional metrology reference.
The book is primarily intended as reference material for those attending dimensional metrology training courses, especially the internationally recognised City & Guilds training award from the Mitutoyo Institute of Metrology.
The content is based on having taught tens of thousands of engineers from a variety of industries, an experience which highlighted the need for a wide-ranging source of information to provide answers to the many questions raised during Mitutoyo metrology seminars. It should also be useful to anyone who needs an overview of dimensional metrology in terms of its history, accepted practices and an appreciation of the wide choice of measuring equipment available today.
An important feature of the book is the use of colour photography framed in an attractive layout to illustrate current measuring equipment, methods and technology, with many of the examples based on Mitutoyo’s range of products.
The latest edition provides extended coverage of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), including a rare overview of specialist CMM applications such as aerofoil and gear measurement.
Effort has been put into providing prospective CMM users with sufficient insight into manufacturers’ accuracy specifications so that they are able to appraise a machine’s applicability to a particular application, as well as compare competing products. Coverage of the expanding range of probes available for CMMs is concentrated in a dedicated chapter.
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