(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- A gauge that provides submicron accuracy, with fast unattended cycle times, for the manufacture and quality control of critical rotating components, is available from ADCOLE Corp., designer and manufacturer of high-accuracy measurement machines and components.

The ADCOLE Model 1100 is a highly accurate, versatile, and economical gauging system that utilizes dual-linear gratings for measuring 3,600 data points per revolution of cylindrical parts with submicron accuracy. Easy to load, unload and operate, measured parameters for crankshafts include diameter, roundness, cylindricity, straightness, parallelism, taper, radial runout, concentricity, axial runout, index angle, throw, true position, lobing, center deviation, lengths, and widths.

Ideally suited to help engine manufacturers maintain the close tolerances required for optimum fuel economy and engine life, the Model 1100 measures main and rod journals with ±0.5 micron radial accuracy, 0.5 micron linear scan accuracy, ±0.001° angular accuracy, ±5 micron axial accuracy, and 10 percent of tolerance repeatability. It has dual PC CPUs linked via DCOM, Windows 7-based software, and a 19-in. color touchscreen monitor.

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