(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced a new option package for its well-known MarForm MMQ 200 Formtester, which provides the measurement of surface finish parameters according to accepted standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and  the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), plus Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) from the Japanese Standards Association (JAS). With the combined hardware/software MMQ 200 Surface Finish option, operators will benefit from reduced setup and measurement cycle time, and reduced cost by needing only a single piece of equipment for form and surface measurements.

“The key to providing accurate surface finish data with a form machine is high resolution and low residual noise,” says Pat Nugent, vice president of metrology systems for Mahr Federal. “Unlike many form measurement machines that are designed to measure longer wavelengths and allow five to 10 microns between data points, the controller for the MMQ 200 was designed with roughness measurements in mind. It can sample data with spacing down to 0.5 microns, well within accepted international standards for roughness measurement.”

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