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feeler gage

Gages for Screw Thread Inserts (STI)

It is critical for both the gage manufacturer and the metrology lab to know the industry standard for the gages being manufactured or calibrated.
Mike Oddy
November 2, 2020
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Screw thread inserts (STI) require the threaded hole to be inspected prior to inserting the threaded insert or coil. The dimensions and tolerances for the gages used to inspect these threads have been a bit confusing over the past 30 years. 


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Calibrating Standard Threaded Gages

Applications requiring threaded parts come with a variety of performance requirements.
Daniel C. Danckert George Schuetz
May 1, 2020
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Screw threads are one of those important elements of mechanical design that are often taken for granted but find usage in critically important applications.


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Thread Classes and Setting Plug Gages

Product tolerances and dimensions always dictate the gage tolerances and dimensions.
Mike Oddy
October 1, 2019
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Thread classes for product threads, and by extension the gages used to inspect them, can become a bit of alphabet soup. Some find the requirements confusing.


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Fast and Flexible: Optical inspection systems measure parts in a flash.

Roger Zeoli Francesco Piunti
March 1, 2019
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Pick up any shaft or threaded fastener. How are you going to check it? An outside micrometer is most often the go-to tool for measuring diameters. A height gage or drop indicator could be used to check dimensions between part features, while an optical comparator is a good way to inspect thread forms or measure a groove width.


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Thread ring and plug engagement.

Thread Basics: Go / No-Go Acceptance

It can be beneficial for manufacturing companies to offer thread specific training to both machinists and quality personnel.
Philip Gronback
January 1, 2018
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The basic concept of a thread plug is to provide a quick inspection for machinists and quality inspectors to verify that the threads are within the accepted tolerance so that it interacts with the mating part correctly. 


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Thread_Plug_Gage

Internal Part Thread Inspection

Mike Oddy
August 1, 2016
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How do you measure an internal thread on a part? How do you decide what you need?


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Kaman’s ThreadChecker™

September 13, 2013
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Kaman’s ThreadChecker™ uses proven inductive technology to provide economical go/no-go thread verification of 100% of your threaded parts.


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Aerospace - 101

Backlight Basics

A backlight isn’t necessarily a backlight.
July 10, 2013
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The term “backlight” has two common meanings. One is a lighting product which is a planar uniform light source; the other is as a silhouetting lighting solution that may use that type of light source.


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Test & Inspection

Choosing and Using the Right Thread Gage

It pays to review the basics on proper gaging of internal threads.
Michael McCue Thomas Zeus
March 1, 2013
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In today’s demanding manufacturing environment, it is vital that all of your threaded parts are properly inspected with the correct types of thread gages.


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Quality 101

Internal Threads

How much do you know about the inspection of functional thread depth?
February 1, 2013
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The measurement of the depth of thread on an internal thread can be challenging. A quick and accurate way to check thread depth is to modify the go thread plug gage by adding a depth notch or depth step to represent the functional thread depth.


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