Choose equipment by the job it has to do
Start with the part, the tolerance, and the volume, not a model number. These guides show which kind of machine fits, with background reading on measurement, GD&T, and instrument care.
Guides
Choosing the right measuring machine
Optical, vision, CMM, or form measurement: how to match the machine to the part, the tolerance, and the volume.
BackgroundUnderstanding your calibration certificate
What each section of a certificate means, what it doesn't tell you, and why uncertainty and traceability matter.
BackgroundMeasurement basics
Standards of length, where measurement errors come from, and how micrometers and calipers are calibrated.
BackgroundHow MESCO calibrates a caliper
Inside our lab: the traceability behind every result, the standards we use, and each check a caliper goes through.
BackgroundGD&T measurement 101
Reading an engineering drawing, the five kinds of geometric tolerance, and how each one is measured.
BackgroundCaring for your precision measuring instruments
Before, during, and after use: care for micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, height gauges, and indicators.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us about the part or the job. Our product teams will recommend equipment and, where we can, show it running at our Technology Center.
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