height gage

height gage

[′hīt ‚gāj]
(engineering)
A gage used to measure heights by either a micrometer or a vernier scale.
(graphic arts)
A C-shaped device for measuring foot-to-face height of printing type or mounted printing plates.
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An operator is using Height gage #A to measure a step height having a customer tolerance of 25.4 mm +0.1 mm.
It's calibrated, but they don't like the readings: choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil
Still in the midst of up-grading its ISO 9001 Certification to a higher level, it elected to install a Swiss-made height gage to effect the change--the Trimos V-600 electronic height gage.
Height gage replaces CMM, simplifies inspection process; To speed inspections, a shop replaced its CMM with a simple to use electronic height gage
Three size models of the Mestra-Touch Trimos 1D/2-D height gage handle measuring ranges up to 50", each having a resolution of 0.00001" and a repeatability of 0.00002".
Height gages
"Our latest acquisition is a 12" Fowler/Trimos V-300 Series height gage that provides us with very accurate diameters and heights.
Meeting milspecs with gages opens new meter markets. (QC/Measurement/Inspection)
"We like instruments that can help us attain optimum repeatability, accuracy, and ease of operation." He comments that two such instruments that have promoted the purposes of the EMP program are a new pistol grip bore gage and an electronic height gage, both manufacturing in Europe (the UK and Switzerland) and distributed exclusively by Fred V.
Eliminating human error. (Quality in Manufacturing)
Because of the range of components made by Progressive Tool, the need for an accurate height gage that "actually lives up to the specifications promised by equipment manufacturers was most important to us," says Thompson.
Height gage replaces CMM for nearly 80% of Single-Axis work. (QC/Measurement/Inspection)
System includes a 12" manual height gage, centerline block, 12" x 18" granite surface plate and your choice of a VDI 30 or VDI 40 toolholder block.
Tool presetter. (Workholding)
A height gage (digital with LCD display) has a resolution of 0.0005" or 0.01mm.
On the shopfloor, the inch rules. (Speaking Out)
One instrument key to the QA program's success is the 12" Fowler Z-Cal height gage, produced in Switzerland and distributed exclusively in the US by the Fred V Fowler Co Inc, Newton, MA, which enables the company to perform inspection more accurately and three times faster than previously.
Height gage triples inspection speed
Brown & Sharpe Mfg Co's Digi-Hite Plus electronic height gage features programmed routines to speed up and simplify complex measuring functions.
Flexible gaging for flexible manufacturing
Micro-Hite [R] 2D electronic height gage makes two-dimensional measurements, such as external, internal, and distance dimensions, plus perpendicularity, flatness, straightness, centers, and diameters.
CMM's go portable
3752 electronic height gages featuring a large 0.380" (9.65mm), easy-to-read LCD display, and intuitive control panel.
Full-featured measuring solution

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