Quality Test & Inspection: Beyond the Basic Bench Top
Today's bench-top gages sport top-end electronics and multipurpose measuring capabilities.
Bench-top gages sure have changed! The effects of the electronics revolution on them were on full display at the recent International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) held in Chicago, Sept. 8 to 15. Twenty years ago, bench-top gages consisted of such things as mechanical micrometers, vernier calipers, 6-inch rulers and dial indicators in test stands. Today's versions of those same devices contain digital readouts and can transmit their measurements to computer networks at the touch of a button.