Editor Alan Richter wrote an article featuring Autonetics automated thread gauging units in the February 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Here is an excerpt from page 8 of the print edition …”a downturn in the oil and gas industry prompted companies that produce oil-country pipes to evaluate better ways to operate, and pipe thread measurement is an area that needs to improve. As a result, Autonetics shipped 10 systems in last year’s third quarter and continues to build more units.”
http://www.ctemag.com/news-videos/articles/automating-thread-inspection-tubular-goods