With a trend towards more flat-packed goods within the furniture industry the need for tight dimensional control has never been so high.

Accurate instrumentation enables companies to:

• set machines accurately
• reduce machine setting times
• improve product quality
• simplify assembly
• employ accurate quality control

These are important factors at any manufacturing stage but are critical at the early stages of a product’s design and development.

Low cost dial caliper/Metal dial caliper - Ref: LDC252

A multi-functional measuring device that can be used to measure lengths, widths, thickness, hole depths and diameters, tenon positions,etc. This small caliper with its dial read out allows you to accurately measure to 0.1mm anywhere.

Metal dial caliper - Ref: MDC245

With the same functionality as the low cost dial caliper, this caliper is made from stainless steel and reads to 0.05mm.

Panel squareness gauge - Ref: PSG251

Accurately measuring in units of mm per metre, this gauge detects errors in the squareness of panels using a base board of 750 x 1200mm, two steel location beams and a dial readout.

Panel bow indicator - Ref: PBI250

To measure the flatness of a panel this bow indicator is set with its feet at a span of 600mm, the central dial can measure the true amount of bow up to ±5mm. This gauge can be used to determine whether panels are flat to the requirements of BS 4965.

Adjustable length gauge - Ref: ALG249

Using a magnetic back dial gauge with spindle travel this device allows any length to be measured within an accuracy of 0.1mm. Manufactured to lengths up to 3000mm the dial gauge is fixed to a perforated steel strip which is mounted on a rectangular steel tube.

Long length caliper with hole position attachments - Ref: LLCW248

Supplied with a range of cone centering heads suitable for holes up to 40mm in diameter and available up to 300mm in length. This tool makes the measurement of hole pitch and centre accurate and simple.

Long length caliper - Ref: LLC247

 A dial incorporated into one of the measuring jaws can show errors in a component’s dimensions to an accuracy of 0.1mm, once set up by its vernier scale. Available up to 3000mm in length this caliper is ideal for measuring lengths, shoulder lengths and panel dimensions.

Dial depth gauge - Ref: DDG243

This easy to use gadget accurately measures a hole’s depth to the nearest 0.1mm. The gauge simply sits over the hole and a dial reads any hole depth up to 20mm.

Hole/edge position rule - Ref: HEPR256

The rule is one metre in length and made from steel. It can be fixed to a T-piece attachment to assess accurate edge location and squareness. A sliding measuring head, engraved with a series of parallel lines, is attached to the rule. The lines contain a central datum and are spaced to include typical working tolerances of either ±0.3 or ±0.5mm. In addition the measuring head contains two parallel lines spaced about the datum at a distance equal to the spaced tolerance which allows edge to edge dimensions to be measured.

Hole position caliper - Ref: HPC244

Supplied with a range of cones covering sizes up to 38mm, this handy sized measuring device makes quick and easy work of verifying a hole’s position. With a neat dial read-out and maximum length of 150mm, this caliper is ideal for smaller furniture components.

Hole to hole rule – Ref: HHR242

This 1000mm long steel rule is a simple and inexpensive means of determining almost all linear dimensions associated with panel production. The first fixed head provides accurate edge location, the second standard head slides accurately along the length of the rule providing the hole’s centre location. A second optional head allows internal and external dimensions to be taken and a third available head provides the familiar FIRA ‘GoNoGo’ facility for hole to edge checking to standard tolerances of ±0.3 or ±0.5mm

For further information and to discuss your specific needs and prices

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