Need convincing? Here’s a quick overview of some of the reasons why flexible gaging is a good choice.
1. Flexibility. It’s in the name. One of the primary applications for flexible gaging is to function as a gage on the shop floor. Traditionally, when complex, accurate measurements are required on the shop floor the solution is a fixture gage with sensors such as dial or digital indicators, LVDTs, etc. The indicators are set to nominal by using a perfect “master” gage. Although relatively fast and accurate, these fixture gages lack flexibility. They are typically capable of measuring only one-part configuration. Even a small change in the part or process can make the master, or even the fixture gage, obsolete.