Dimensional Measurement, Inc is an A2LA Accredited Dimensional Inspection
Services Company offering nationwide coverage. We are equipped with the
most modern CMM, Portable Arm and Laser Scanning Equipment.
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Traditional and Portable CMM Inspection Services

• Coordinate Measuring Machine in our facility
• Portable CMM – in our facility or on-site at yours

Non Contact Inspection/Measurement

• 3D Measurement using Laser Scanning or Laser Digitizer
• Reverse Engineering Services
• Vision Inspection or Video CMM Measurement

Surface Analysis

• Surface Finish Measurement
• Surface Roughness
• Profilometer Measurements

Calibration and Certification (Our facility or yours)

• Accredited Certification of Gages
• Precision Hand Tools

CMM Programming Services

• CMM Programming

CMM Training

• Blue Print interpretation and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD & T) per ASME Y14.5M-2000
• CMM lay-out techniques and programming (OpenDMIS, Virtual DMIS, Metrolog, PC-DMIS)
• ISO 17025 compliance including uncertainty budget creation

Why you should call Dimensional Measurement, Inc.

DMI is regard in the the field of contract inspection as an industry leader offering the following benefits:

•  We offer one of the best value services in the industry
• Our machine capacity provides us with the ability to process most jobs expediently without rush charges.
• Our professional Engineers possess unparalleled experience in virtually every aspect of Metrology – conventional CMM, Portable CMM, Laser Scanning, Gage Calibration, Surface Finish Analysis and Optical Inspection to name a few. We also off our services at your facility.
• The superior measuring equipment utilized at DMI includes industry leading Wenzel CMMs, Faro Portable articulating arms with laser capability, together with our vision and surface finish equipment.
• DMI is 100% employee owned – which means we all have a tangible and personal stake  in the long-term success of OUR company.
• We are accredited by American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for Calibration & Dimensional Testing. Certificate Number 2503.01.

Dimensional Measurement Lab

DMI Calibration Service

Dimensional Measurement (DMI) offers a wide array of A2LA accredited calibration services, which can be performed in our lab or on-site at your facility.  DMI possesses the knowledge and tools necessary to expertly certify precision hand gages, set up tools, and a wide variety of dimensional measuring tools.

The following is a small sample gages that DMI is accredited to certify:

Micrometers
Rules
Depth Gages
Angle Plates
Set-up (1,2,3) Blocks
Straight Edges

Dial Indicators
Precision Balls
Height Gages
Pin Gages
V-Blocks
Surface Roughness Patches

Calipers        
Squares        
Bore Gages
Plug Gages
Ring Gages
Profilometers

In addition, DMI offers accredited certification for custom fixtures and in-process gaging. Our dimensional calibration service for these custom gages frequently requires only the part print.   From that information, our experienced metrologists can perform reverse engineering on the gage and determine its conformance to the part’s requirements.  

We have the capability to perform complex dimensional calibration and inspection of fixtures using the part drawings, part CAD models, design specifications, sketches, or simply a description of the gage’s intended use.

Almost universally, accredited gage certification is now required for all quality systems. DMI’s metrologists will not only provide this gage calibration, but will assess the condition of the gage and identify any issues that may affect its usefulness.  Any gage repairs that may be needed can also frequently be sourced through DMI.

As mentioned above, we offer both on-site gage calibration of standard gages and hand tools, and also on-site dimensional calibration of specialized equipment and gages.

However, due to the limitations of portable equipment and varying environmental conditions, please contact us to discuss your particular needs so that a successful course of action can be provided.

A2LA Accredited

Dimensional Measurement (DMI) offers a wide array of A2LA accredited calibration services, which can be performed in our lab or on-site at your facility.  DMI possesses the knowledge and tools necessary to expertly measure your parts or certify precision hand gages, set up tools, and a wide variety of dimensional measuring tools.

In addition, DMI offers accredited certification for custom fixtures and in-process gaging. Our dimensional calibration service for these custom gages frequently requires only the part print.   From that information, our experienced metrologists can perform reverse engineering on the gage and determine its conformance to the part’s requirements.

We have the capability to perform complex dimensional calibration and inspection of fixtures using the part drawings, part CAD models, design specifications, sketches, or simply a description of the gage’s intended use.

Almost universally, accredited gage certification is now required for all quality systems. DMI’s metrologists will not only provide this gage calibration, but will assess the condition of the gage and identify any issues that may affect its usefulness.  Any gage repairs that may be needed can also frequently be sourced through DMI.

As mentioned above, we offer both on-site gage calibration of standard gages and hand tools, and also on-site dimensional calibration of specialized equipment and gages.

However, due to the limitations of portable equipment and varying environmental conditions, please contact us to discuss your particular needs so that a successful course of action can be provided.

With our Faro portable CMM arms, our Metrology Technician will come to your facility to inspect your parts saving you both time and money ! The Faro portable arm is renowned as a portable CMM as a multi-axis measurement arm that has the flexibility to take measurements where you need them. Designed specifically for use on the production floor the Faro Arm is constructed with the highest quality aircraft materials, aiding in temperature stability as well as durability.

A portable CMM the Faro Arm is easily set up wherever its inspection capabilities are needed. Patented internal temperature compensation corrects for environmental temperature changes to eliminate performance problems typically found in traditional measurement devices when used in less than perfect environments.

Typical Portable Arm Applications

• Large components which are too large for conventional CMM’s
• Components too large or inconvenient to transport
• Measuring while the large component is still on the machine
• Fixture verification and calibration
• Digitizing of mold tools on site

Using ‘state of the art’ software we can inspect your parts, tools and fixture against either CAD data or blue print or provide an CAD model in the aplication of reverse engineering.

For customers that own an their arm portable CMM arm, DMI can provide highly experienced operators/programmers to either operate your arm or to create turn key programs for you at a reduced hourly rate.

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Zeiss TSK Surfcom Profilometer

Dimensional Measurement, Inc. (DMI) offers A2LA accredited Surface Roughness Measurement, Calibration (2D Surface Analysis) for your parts at our facility in Wixom, Michigan. Our ISO 17025 accredited certification includes surface analysis and testing, which can provide a valuable evaluation for warranty and product issues, such as:

• Wear verification
• Noise or mating part irregularities
• Seal leaks

There are numerous different surface finish parameters that can be reported on your parts, some of the more common ones are:

                                            Ra        – Roughness Average
                                            Rz        – Average Maximum Height
                                            Rt         – Maximum Height of the Surface
                                            Rv        – Maximum Valley Depth
                                            Rp        – Maximum Peak Height
                                            R Motif  – Motif Parameter

DMI’s proficiency with surface measurement allows us to accurately identify the problem at hand, apply standards, and utilize the proper equipment for surface analysis.  Resulting data can be displayed in a graphical report Surface Finish Report

Examples of the most popular standards used by DMI to measure surface roughness are:

ISO 4288 1997: Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Surface Texture: Profile method – Rules and procedures for the assessment of surface texture

ISO 3274 1996: Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Surface Texture: Profile method – Nominal characteristics of    contact (stylus) instruments

ISO 12085 1996: Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Surface Texture: Profile method – Motif parameters*

*Motif parameters are typically used by French based organizations

DMI can help you make sense of your surface roughness measurement requirements, provide the proper means of surface analysis, and establish the correct parameters necessary to help you qualify sensitive details of your part’s performance.

DMI offers contact Video Metrology to its customers and has operates full CNC Video Metrology Equipment.

What is video metrology? A video measurement system is a machine that optically magnifies the image of a part captured by a camera and converted to a video signal that’s analyzed by electronics and software to determine edges and features. The relationships among edges and features in one magnified image are monitored and tracked for comparison to other imaged areas to provide dimensions across the measurement range of the system’s translation stages. High-resolution imaging over large areas or volumes without any part contact makes video measurement a popular technology for manufacturers of smaller parts in many industries.

X-Centric Video CMM

Video technology is also used for inspection. The same benefits of magnifying a part to better resolve detail apply to devices used for visual inspection. Such use isn’t really metrology, because the user subjectively analyzes the image, and nothing is measured. This use is more qualitative than quantitative. There is no universal definition of “video inspection,” and some people refer to “video inspection” when they mean “video measurement.”

Laser Scanning with Faro Porable Arm

Dimensional Measurement (DMI) is one of the leading service companies supplying laser scanning services using portable scanning systems. We are fully qualified to provide our customers with a solution to their most complex inspection, analysis, and reverse engineering projects. Our experienced metrologists have seen the most complex of application over the past decade and are uniquely equipped to provide you with a complete turnkey laser scanning solution.

DMI provide you complete measurement data for the entire part surface with verification against the nominal CAD model. If your part is large or sensitive our Metrology Technician will come to your facility and scan in your facility.

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Faro Laser Scanner

Dimensional Measurement (DMI) is one of the leading service companies supplying reverse engineering services using either traditional CMMs or Portable CMM Arm systems. We are fully qualified to provideour customers with a solution to their most complex inspection, analysis, and reverse engineering projects. Our experienced metrologists have seen the most complex of application over the past decade and are uniquely equipped to provide a turnkey reverse engineering package solution.

DMI provide you complete measurement data for your entire part with verification against the nominal CAD model. If your part is large or sensitive our Metrology Technician will come to your facility and reverse engineer your parts in your facility.

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Laser Scanner picture copyright and courtesy of Faro.

Dimensional Measurement, Inc  (DMI) provides dimensional metrology services using a range of Contact Coordinate Measuring Machines. The in-house CMMs are predominantly high accuracy Wenzel CMMs running OpenDMIS software. Our expert CMM inspection staff can also provide CMM programming and on-site support services.

CMM Part Holding Fixtures

With DMI operating with the ANSI & ISO Dimensional Measurement Interface Standard (DMIS) this enables the portability of  inspection programs developed by DMI to other DMIS software’s.  The-art software used, OpenDMIS, allows DMI’s CMM programming to beprovided quickly and efficiently.  OpenDMIS translations into and out of the DMIS 5.0 standard are completed seamlessly.