(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal has introduced a new version of its successful MMQ 400 series. The MarForm MMQ 400-2 integrates a controller that dramatically increases the speed and resolution of the machine, and allows it to measure surface finish characteristics according to accepted ISO, ASME, and JIS standards.

“Traditionally, form measurement machines are designed to measure longer wavelengths, allowing 5 to 10 microns between data points,” says Pat Nugent, vice president of metrology for Mahr Federal. “But the increased speed and resolution of the new MMQ 400-2 controller has been specifically designed with surface roughness in mind. It can sample data with spacing as tight as 0.005 microns, far exceeding accepted international standards for roughness measurement.”

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