The following post is a summarized excerpt from the Starrett Whitepaper “Integrating QC Measurement Data Into Manufacturing Systems”. The L.S. Starrett Company, founded in 1880, manufactures more than 5,000 variations of Precision Tools, Gages, Measuring...
What type of micrometer anvil do you need? The type of micrometer anvil required depends on the object being measured, much in the same way that different micrometers are used to measure different aspects. For example, the anvil used to measure the thickness of a flat...
The Basics of Surface Plate Maintenance Surface plates help metrologists, engineers, machinists and other users ensure flatness accuracy while manufacturing, calibrating or performing quality control checks. It’s important that these users have an absolutely...
Proper Equipment Maintenance is the Key to Minimizing Unplanned Downtime Proper equipment maintenance requires ongoing attention to detail. When it comes to weighing & measurement equipment, it’s the little issues that can “snowball” into big problems over time....
What does “retrofit” mean? In their Engineering Principles and Practices manual, FEMA defines retrofitting as “any change made to an existing structure to reduce or eliminate the possibility of damage to that structure”. An equipment retrofit...
Why are Certified Scales Important? Certified scales help ensure we get exactly what we pay for when it comes to goods sold by weight. Certified scales help ensure that the amount displayed on the scale’s weight indicator is the true amount of the product on the...