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Article: Piston maker boosts quality with special geometry software.(JE Pistons Inc.'s use of Federal Products Co.'s Formscan to manufacture pistons)
- Article from:
- Modern Machine Shop
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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A leading manufacturer of pistons for high performance engines has improved its manufacturing accuracy and quality control by using a software package developed especially to measure the unusual geometry of pistons. The Formscan circular geometry gage with optional piston software from Federal Products Co. (Providence, Rhode Island), is the only way to reliably and efficiently analyze features such as cam drop (that is piston ovality) and skirt taper, says Eric Nessa, vice president at JE Pistons Inc. (Huntington Beach, California).
JE, which develops and manufactures automotive and marine racing pistons, found it difficult to measure these features using other ...