Articles Tagged with ''gages''

Manser will be responsible for planning and directing the sales team for the Precision Gage product line.

No one in their right—or left—mind would knowingly set something up to fail but too often they do just that without realizing it.

Like every other function in modern manufacturing operations, inspection is subject to management’s efforts at cost control or cost containment.

If you are considering wireless gaging, you are probably looking for a system that will work with the gages you have and those you will need in the future.

This question is prompted by another round-robin type study involving the calibration of thread plug gages, the results of which were predictable because similar studies over the past twenty years or so have produced similar results.

Depth gages are among the simplest of gages, typically consisting of an indicating device mounted through a reference bar or plate.

Before I get into hand-to-hand combat on this gentle reader, I thought it might be helpful to explain a few things about what uncertainty is, and what it is not.

Nothing makes life easier than having a ‘master’ for the dimension(s) you have to measure. But a simple request for one with a dimension attached to it, for example, is not enough information to get something that will do what you want it to.

A lot of people play fast and loose with the frequency of calibration on their gages, masters and instruments.