Taylor Hobson

Provide roundness and surface metrology solutions

Taylor Hobson is a high-precision technology company, operating at the highest levels of accuracy within the field of surface, roundness, and form measurement. Taylor Hobson provides contact and noncontact metrology solutions for the most demanding applications, with a worldwide infrastructure to support its clients on a global basis. Its products are widely used in the development and production of next generation technologies, particularly in semiconductor, hard disk, precision optics, and energy technologies. Taylor Hobson USA is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK Inc, a U.S. corporation based in Paoli, Pennsylvania.

Mon, 08/20/2012 - 13:18
Optical Profiler Helps Develop Next-Generation Photovoltaic Cells Includes growing nanocrystals and converting them to create solar cells, trapping sunlight, and more
Mon, 08/20/2012 - 13:18
Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville are using the Talysurf CCI Lite optical 3D profiler from AMETEK Taylor Hobson to measure next-generation photovoltaic cells made from lower-cost materials that offer substantially improved…
Ultra Autocollimator Measures Straightness, Squareness, Twist, and Parallelism Taylor Hobson to unveil latest version at IMTS 2012
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 12:34
(Taylor Hobson: West Chicago, IL) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, plans to unveil the latest addition to its line of autocollimators at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at…
High-Speed Roundness Testing of Bearings Taylor Hobson’s Surtronic R-series is designed for 24/7 shop-floor operation
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:45
(Taylor Hobson) -- Because bearings are used across myriad applications within virtually every industrial sector, we can easily take these meticulously engineered components for granted. The critical functions performed by bearings, together with…
Talyrond 500 Combines Three Measurements on One Platform Roundness, form, and surface finish of precision bearings, fuel injectors, and crankshafts
Fri, 12/02/2011 - 14:53
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, has introduced a metrology instrument that is able to perform three core measurements: roundness, form, and surface finish on a…
Ultra Precision Benchtop 3D Optical Profiler Taylor Hobson’s measurement interferometer for applications requiring 3-D profile analysis
Tue, 09/27/2011 - 13:00
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, UK) -- The Ultra Precision Benchtop 3D Optical Profiler from Taylor Hobson brings high-performance optical measurements within the reach of both precision manufacturing and research companies. The Talysurf CCI Lite is…
World Record Set for Roundness Measurements of Bearings A mere 77.77 seconds using the Surtronic R-Series
Tue, 07/05/2011 - 12:56
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, UK) -- Congratulations to Rony Moreno, the winner of Taylor Hobson’s world record competition. Using a Surtronic roundness instrument, Moreno completed the measurement of five precision bearings, in tolerance and…
Talysurf PGI Optics 3D Offers Wider Diameter Measuring Range Taylor Hobson’s instrument has also new features supporting 3-D measurement
Fri, 12/10/2010 - 09:16
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has further expanded the capabilities of its Talysurf family of metrology instruments by launching the Talysurf Optics 3D. Based…
Product News: Taylor Hobson Launches Talysurf CCI SunStar Interferometer joins noncontact measurement with film thickness technology
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 14:15
(Taylor Hobson: Chicago) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has introduced the Talysurf CCI SunStar coherence correlation interferometer that merges world-leading noncontact dimensional measurement…