(Methods Machine Tools Inc.: Sudbury, MA) --  Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of innovative precision machine tools, has announced that it is the exclusive distributor of New VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparators throughout North America. These digital optical comparators, developed by VISIONx Inc. of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, represent a breakthrough in noncontact comparative measuring technology. Methods will demonstrate, sell, distribute, and support the comparators, which will be available at Methods technology centers and distributors.

New to the industry, VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparators offer many advantages over conventional comparators, including the ability to digitally compare a part to its CAD data quickly and easily, at exceptionally high accuracy. These data can also be archived and documented electronically. In contrast, traditional optical comparators require Mylar overlay charts that are time-consuming to use, less precise, error prone, and difficult to document. VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparators automatically produce an operator-independent “pass/fail” result, and display any deviation from specification by comparing a part against bidirectional tolerances at user-specified control points. 

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