The API SwivelCheck is an All-in-One Solution for Machine-Tool Axis Analysis API’s SWIVELCHECK measures the rotary and pendulum axes and tilt tables of machine tools and can also calibrate their errors. SwivelCheck combines a servo-driven motor with electronic level...
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The New API
The New API https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kp3_Xb0Sdis After 30 years as a global metrology pioneer improving manufacturing processes, Automated Precision Inc., the inventor of the Laser Tracker and 6 Degrees of Freedom laser interferometer, has rebranded to API. Our...
The Birth Of API
The Birth Of API “I’ll know when it’s time for me to retire,” Dr. Kam Lau says with a laugh. “I will retire one day when someone says, ‘Kam, your idea is too old.’ That’s the sign I should leave.” It’s a statement that could sound arrogant coming from someone else....
“I Had to Make My Own Toys:” Dr. Lau and the Invention of the Laser Tracker
“I Had to Make My Own Toys:” Dr. Lau and the Invention of the Laser Tracker In April of 1982, a young engineer stands in the basement of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), which will later become known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)....
API and Kadan Consultants Announce Partnership to Distribute API Trackers and Service to West Coast
API and Kadan Consultants have announced their partnership to make API’s Radian Laser Tracker series ready for distribution and metrology services to expand coverage to underserved west coast industries. As the aerospace and space exploration industries have grown,...
API vProbe Provides Laser Tracker CMM Measurement Capability
API has introduced its 6DoF vProbe, a hand-held tactile probing system, for use with its portable RADIAN Pro and Plus Laser Tracker range, extending their dimensional measurements capabilities to perform part inspections conventionally performed by large fixed...
API Re-brands To Focus On Smart Factory Metrology
API Re-brands To Focus On Smart Factory Metrology Automated Precision, Inc. has announced a global rebranding. The company name has been changed to API in recognition of its name abbreviation being universally adopted by its global customer base and industry peers,...
API Launches Latest Radian Laser Tracker Range
API LAUNCHES LATEST RADIAN LASER TRACKER RANGE API has announced the launch of its latest Radian™ line of laser trackers. The updated series of Radian trackers offer the lightest, most compact, and highest accuracy trackers in the industry. The line includes three...
API Launches SFIS Smart Factory Inspection System
API Launches SFIS Smart Factory Inspection System CheckBox optical measuring solution incorporates laser tracked robot providing comparable CMM performance. API, recognizing manufacturing industry’s increasing demand for part measurement automation, with a higher...
