Essentra Components Essentra Components is an American manufacturer and supplier of a large variety of tools and engineering equipment. The company was formed by the joint venture of Alliance, Reid Supply and Richco Inc, which has given it the advantage of an already established network of manufacturing sites and a large distribution network across USA…
Details of Vernier caliper assembly and parts are discussed below. Manufacturing material, assembly of measuring jaws, location of grooves, right angle assembly, knock-pins links jaws to main assembly, stoppers to fix the jaws, sliding guide bushings fitted to the two legs all are addressed in details. Manufacturing Material: There are a number of alloys…
What is a least count? A scale is the defining feature of any measuring instrument. Usually measurements are taken by placing an object on top of a scale and noting the distance between the edges. In this case a larger number of divisions on the scale leads to a more accurate measurement and vice versa. The…
There are a variety of calipers available these days namely digital, vernier and dial calipers. In this article we will be discussing the differences between a digital vernier caliper and dial caliper. Dial Caliper At the heart of the dial caliper lies a mechanical system made up of a rack and pinion. The dial is…
Vernier Caliper: A device which is used to measure small lengths or distance such as diameter of a cylinder or sphere is called Vernier caliper. With the help of Vernier caliper we can calculate correctly up to 1/1000th of centimeter or 0.1mm Construction: A Vernier caliper consist of a rectangular steel bar whose one side…
