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The New ISO 16610 Filter Standard
Are the benefits of upgrading your surface profiling system to this standard worth the costs involved?
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Getting the Most from Your Comparator Stand
Paying attention to fine details can help you achieve accurate measurements that otherwise seem impossible.
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Modular Gaging for Short-Run Production
Gaging systems that consist of reconfigurable modules promise flexibility for high-precision inspection of short-run shaft production.
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Best Practice for Surface Plate Mastering
Use this minimalist gaging technique to get improved, accurate measurement results.
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Measuring for Flatness, Thickness and Parallelism
Using a simple surface plate makes a variety of gaging setups possible on one piece of equipment.
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Use My Shoulder for Support
Building a shoulder stop into an air snap gage takes away operator influence and boosts measurement accuracy.
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Errors in Circular Form Measurement
Understanding and correcting adverse influences before you measure will bring you more reliable results.
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Does Repeatability Outweigh Accuracy?
Both of these gage characteristics are important, but sometimes repeatability can compensate for a certain degree of inaccuracy.
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The Need for Speed
In high-volume production, cost-effective gaging depends on how fast you make measurements and interpret the results. Here’s one approach that might meet the needs of your operation.
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Considering Probes for Roughness Measurement
Skidded probes are available in two types: longitudinal and lateral. Here’s how to decide which is best for your surface finish measurement.
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Read MoreShould You Gage to Part or Part to Gage?
There are many questions to ask when deciding what gage to choose for an application, but whether to bring the gage to the part or the part to the gage is one of the most fundamental. And the decision is influenced by a host of factors.
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