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Consumer Products Industry Newsletter – June 2023

Will your product stand up to the elements?

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Whether you are making vinyl siding, outdoor furniture, umbrellas, or televisions, you need to make sure it will stand up to real-world conditions. One of the best way to do this is through environmental and sun simulation testing. This allows you to put your product through years of exposure in a short time and see how it holds up. 

Check out this case study to see how Cross’s Testing Group used some creative test design to help Peerless AV make sure that their outdoor electronic signage could weather (pun intended) extreme conditions. 

What's New at Cross

Is it time for a new rail scale?

Cross Precision Measurement has the heavy capacity rail scales you need for precise measurement of raw materials coming into your facility and finished product being shipped out. We have a team of weight and measurement experts available to not only spec the right scale but coordinate install and calibration!

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Reverse Engineering Made Possible with Kreon

This case study from Kreon highlights how OCM, a manufacturer of metal packaging cans, uses an Ace measuring arm with a Skyline Eyes 3D scanner to tackle reverse engineering old molds for which they no longer could find plans.

Clippard's Creative Solution for Residual Gas Analyzers in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Semiconductor manufacturing is a complex and specialized process with numerous applications for precision gas and pressure control. Watch this video to learn more about how Clippard’s engineering team combined their DR-2 regulator and analytical valve with a special manifold to create a precision flow controller that solved a unique challenge.

Did you know?

NIST no longer recommends the purchase of Class F test weights. Check out this video from Troemner to learn more.

Cross Provides Tangible Value for You

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Reduce Risk

As a Cross calibration customer, you have free access to GageSuite, our comprehensive, user-friendly calibration management system. Beyond giving you instant access to the complete calibration and repair history for each piece of equipment, GageSuite now gives you drift charts for each piece of equipment. GageSuite uses real data from your calibration events to create charts showing your equipment’s’ drift trends over time. This allows you to reduce the risk of using equipment that is out of tolerance by making data driven decisions about calibration schedules.

Raise Quality

The CLOOS ArcBot is an automated welding solution that will help you ensure the consistency of your welds while also improving the efficiency of your process.

Cross Automation has partnered with CLOOS to offer automated welding systems. Contact one of our automation experts today to learn how you can raise the quality of your product by automating your welding processes with CLOOS.

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Improve Efficiency

If you are using software that your team isn’t properly trained to use it could impact your efficiency. In fact, even if they have basic training, your technicians may not be creating programs that are as efficient as they could be.

Training can help you to improve the efficiency of your quality program. Cross can help to make sure your team have the training they need for a number of equipment types and software including OGP, Starrett, Kreon, FARO, Polyworks, Metrologic, Calypso, and more!

See how our team can help improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce risk

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.