#Profilometer
Some surfaces cannot be brought into the laboratory.
That should not mean settling for limited surface data.

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August 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Well, if you're going to talk OS/2, then I did an entire surgical planning application with Pascal and OS/2. Also a laser profilometer for detecting corneal distortion after laser ablative keratoplasty, which I don't think they do anymore.
Try and beat that one. 🤣
December 11, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Using a 3D high-resolution 160 X profilometer, she was able to determine that 3 unsuccessful superficial attempts and 2 deeper ones were made by the surgeon before the leg was finally cut off… And all this without anaesthetic!

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May 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
There are no shortages of people who claim they can rebuild your Porsche engine. It doesn't take a profilometer to see why this one was burning a 1-1.5 liters of oil in 100 km!

LN and its trusted network of shops are here to make sure this doesn't happen to you!

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March 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you don’t have a profilometer, how do you know a cylinder was honed correctly? Many rebuild failures trace back to improperly honed Nikasil cylinders—even in “fresh” builds. That’s why Porsche experts trust us for new cylinders and proper reconditioning.

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February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If you’re not scrubbing your bores after honing, you're leaving behind debris that skews profilometer data and affects ring seal.
Our adjustable bore scrubbing tool ensures clean, contaminant-free surfaces—perfect for Nikasil or cast iron.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Industry standards (such as ASME B46.1 or ISO 4287/4288) recommend multiple measurements to obtain reliable, repeatable surface finish data, when verifying cylinder bore surface finish.

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May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A profilometer isn't necessary to tell you this direct plated block was honed incorrectly. This engine had to be disassembled and block sent to us to have Nickies sleeves fitted to correct work done by another shop.

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April 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Many apologies if I bought you here because I'm thanking you for coming to the BDIA yesterday where I found Stefan White from Stockport with an electric flosser Tahir which is also a vibrating string that can explore interdental surface topography. It's a homebased profilometer. Tahiroralcare.com
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March 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"as smooth as a baby's butt" is a quantifiable number. you just need a baby and a profilometer.
November 20, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Well, I hope everyone on here appreciates the smoothness of IA-22/70 east of Nichols to the three-way. That stretch of road won my employer an award. They used a profilometer on it.

17 years later the road is holding up better than my feet.
November 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Interesting that it mentions Taylor, Taylor & Hobson. Later known as Taylor-Hobson when they invented the profilometer, which they branded Talysurf, the first instrument to measure surface finish. Basically, it quantifies the smoothness or roughness of a surface. Essential for a machinist like me.
May 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM