Gages - Calibrating Electronic Gages

Having an electronic gage on your floor
can look impressive but if the gage is not
maintained properly and routinely calibrated,
it can lead you down a path of non-conforming
parts.  Simple attribute gages have a way of letting
you know through visual wear when they are
not working properly, and  they are very
predictable with setting up certification intervals.
Electronic gages on the other hand look impressive 
but when they are in need of calibration, it can
be caused by a careless bump or by dropping a
part into it with a little too much force.
See what is being done for Gage Calibration.

The best way to keep an electronic gage in service
is to design masters that duplicate your product
that you are inspecting.  Birdsall Tool & Gage builds
electronic gages that can quickly reset themselves
using a customer master.  With a simple chart and a
quick calibration at the beginning and end of a shift,
you decrease the possibility of scrap.  BTG gages also
can be programmed to give feedback to a machine
control so it is even more important to cycle the
master in and out of the gage frequently.  The cycle
time of calibration is as fast as inspecting a part, so in
most cases the re-calibration can be performed while
a machining cycle is in progress, eliminating any cost
for calibration.

Operator training is very important in that it challenges
the operator to be sensitive to any external issues that
might jolt or knock the gage out of calibration.   BTG
also specializes in failure analysis of gaging systems to
foolproof them from the most common causes of damage
in your environment.  Sometimes this is a simple as a custom
guard around a probe or as complicated as dual probes for
a single attribute.  The dual probe concept compares
readings and if there is a variance in readings at a
predetermined interval, the gage can warn the operator
that it is in need of calibration.

Birdsall Tool and Gage Company offers information on
the top questions asked about Gages.

Or the gage experts can be contacted at 248-474-5150.

Weather The Econonic Storm With Gages?

In these troubled times, Birdsall Tool & Gage Company
is prepared to weather the economicstorm.  We are a
second generation family owned business with a
conservative history.  We own our own manufacturing
plant and all our equipment is paid for. We are available
to serveour clients now and in the future.  The US auto
industry will be reborn and we are committed
to help with that process.

When planning for the future there are three ways to
address your gaging needs: Tactical,Logistical, and
Strategic.  In troubled times when money is tight, it is
easy to try the first two methods and in the end, fall
short of a long term plan.

Tactical gaging is when we put out the fire with a
quick fix.  Sometimes GD&T tolerancing is ignored to
save money.  Those who use the Logistical approach
will look at the current needs and plan the gaging within
a box, focusing on the current part that is being produced.

Strategic gaging looks not only at the immediate need
and the current part requirements but also into the future
to what might happen in product development.  Some of
the questions that need to be asked include possible part
changes during the production cycle, future use of current
gages on other products, production quantity variables,
and many other futuristic product advancements.

Birdsall Tool & Gage has years of experience, a design library
second to none, and a desire to be a part of the strategic future
of its customers.  Visit our web site, join our blog, 
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fighting for a better tomorrow and great products now and in the future.