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Sending Gages Out For Calibration

Proper Packaging of the Gages is the Most Critical Step

February 3, 2014

My lab does a lot of fixed limit gage calibration and I sometimes wonder how the folks who deal with it on a day-to-day basis cope with it all.

The Price of Precision

Higher tolerance “insurance” comes with a price tag.

January 8, 2014

There’s an old rule of thumb among suppliers of precision gages that tighter tolerances mean higher prices. This is understandable considering the extra effort involved working within such boundaries. But not all gage users understand this.

Case Study

Process-controlled Hard Turning Cell Pays for Itself in 18 Days

Texas shop’s automation team deploys Equator™ programmable gages for measuring and sorting mud-motor bearings.

November 7, 2013

Conroe Machine is doing what most machine shops only dream of—hard turning a family of parts around the clock in an unmanned cell that operates a “self controlled” process.

Measurement

Chasing Microns: Getting the Most from Dimensional Gages

If you’re trying to measure to microns, every micron counts.

George Schuetz

November 1, 2013

In the production environment, where tight tolerances are a way of life, it’s critical to think about gaging requirements before putting instruments out there and possibly having them not meet expectations.

Other Dimensions

Gage Block Calibration

Consider these steps before going through the process.

Hill Cox

October 9, 2013

Gage blocks are the most used physical representation of length available to companies requiring the highest order of precision for their work.

Pratt & Whitney LabMaster Universal 1000A

September 26, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems will showcase the LabMaster Universal Model 1000A, their largest capacity and most automated measuring system with a 40 in. direct reading range and 80 in. capacity.

Marposs NemoTM Gage/Red CrownTM Pencil Probe

September 18, 2013

The new Nemo ultra-compact gage computer, which is designed for use on the shop floor, has intuitive features that enable quick and simple programming of measurement applications.

MicroForm™ Gages

September 16, 2013

MicroForm™ gages are the most accurate and easy-to-use form measurement gages made with “Pride in Precision” in the USA.

PQ Systems GAGEpack

September 14, 2013

The latest release of GAGEpack from PQ Systems features a redesigned add-on module called GAGEmail that serves as an automated email gage alert system.