Millstone Installs High Powered Equipment

Millstone Medical Outsourcing has announced that the company has welcomed a variety of advanced equipment to its mechanical inspection cells in both Fall River, Massachusetts and Olive Branch, Mississippi facilities.

Millstone has added another high speed, high accuracy coordinate measuring machine, the Zeiss Contura G2, and a CCP CC-14 digital optical comparator to its fleet of equipment in Fall River. Alongside Millstone’s Brown & Sharpe measuring systems, the Zeiss Contura, featuring VAST scanning technology accommodating lateral styli up to 65 millimeters, enhances the timeliness and precision of inspection processes, getting OEM’s product to market faster. Housing various brands of equipment, Millstone can now provide OEMs the option to utilize sharable programs while ensuring the number of rejected parts is reduced and production quality is at its absolute best.

In Olive Branch, a 14” Jones and Lamson EPIC-114P Comparator and Phase II 900-372 Rockwell Twin Hardness Tester have been added to the inspection cell to certify all products meet hardness standards and all product measurements fall within designated tolerance limits during inspection. These additions heighten the productivity and accuracy of Millstone’s mechanical inspection line and enhance all processes throughout the entire Olive Branch facility.

“As the advanced mechanical inspection needs of our customers continue to grow, we improve our processes and equipment simultaneously in order to deliver the most efficient, highest quality services possible, ” said Kelly Lucenti, president of Millstone Medical Outsourcing, in the July 5, 2013 news release. “The additions to both of our locations ensure both facilities are well-equipped with the necessary inspection tools to remove measurement obstacles for our customers, meet their rapidly increasing demands, and get their products to market faster and more efficiently.”

Lucenti told OTW, “By adding these machines to our facilities, Millstone now has the ability to inspect more products in less time and at higher accuracy levels. We have increased the capacity of our inspection departments by 33% and reduced the cycle time in inspection by 50%.”