Data Collection Goes Integrated Wireless

Data Collection Goes Integrated Wireless

About 30 years ago, the concept of data collection for process control took a major leap forward. This was about the time that a combination of electronic technology and economics allowed gaging to become digital. With a digital signal available, it became possible to...
WHAT KIND OF GAUGE DO YOU NEED?

WHAT KIND OF GAUGE DO YOU NEED?

Kind of Gauge – Like every other function in modern manufacturing operations, inspection is subject to anagement’s efforts at cost control or cost containment. Its good business sense to try to maximize the value of every pound spent, but it means that hard choices...
NINE ENEMIES OF PRECISION GAUGING

NINE ENEMIES OF PRECISION GAUGING

Precision Gauging – In some manufacturing plants, metal parts made accurate to 0.01 inch. In other plants, there are products that cannot tolerate size differences of even a few millionths of an inch. Making parts to either tolerance range is impossible without...