Inspections are performed throughout production to maintain quality control at all times.
These inspections are performed by both the production team and the quality team; they ensure the quality of our precision balls.
Here are some of the inspections we perform:
- Hardness
- Sphericity
- Dimensional tolerances
- Roughness
The CIMAP Group can perform the following measurements and tests in the field of balls and rollers:
Dimensional and hardness testing
- Diameter measurement with an accuracy of 0.1 micron
- Sphericity and circularity control
- Hardness measurement (HV and Rockwell)
Specific analyses and inspections
- Metallographic analysis
- Detection of microcracks by eddy current testing
- Ball sorting by diameter using roller sorting machines
- Automatic multi-station, multifunction sorting machine for large rollers
- Surface inclusion cleanliness inspection (quantitative and qualitative)
- Surface content control of calcium, manganese, or iron to limit these contaminants in specific applications
- Ultraclean washing of parts with distilled ultrapure water for medical and pharmaceutical applications
CIMAP has a thorough understanding of all these factors, making our role particularly important for our clients and prospects:
Define and support their projects,
Advise them and propose quality and/or material improvements at all times,
Consistently deliver top-notch quality.
