All the buzz these days is about laser micrometers and vision systems. If you visit a tradeshow or get any online advertisement, many companies are promoting these measuring methods. While they are both highly effective forms of measuring technology, they also have some drawbacks that still make air gaging a particularly important technology to keep in mind. The first air gages were developed in France before World War II. Let’s discuss how a technology that has been around that long measures up to today’s latest offerings.
First I’ll introduce air gaging, how it works, and its benefits, and then we can discuss how it stands up to today’s latest technology.