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Mitutoyo's High-Accuracy Sub-Micron Digimatic Micrometer The MDH Micrometer from Mitutoyo enables 0.000005" / 0.1μm resolution measurement, this micrometer is ideal for customers who need to make highly accurate measurements with a handheld tool. A highly rigid frame and high-performance constant-force mechanism enable more stable measurements, while the clicks emitted while the workpiece is being measured assure the operator that measurement is proceeding normally. Body heat transferred to the instrument is reduced by a (removable) heat shield, minimizing the error caused by thermal expansion of the frame when performing handheld measurements. The ABS (absolute) rotary sensor also eliminates the need to...

How to Calibrate a Caliper

A caliper is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object. Because of the versatility and ease of use of these gages, they have become a favorite among manufacturing companies to measure external distances, internal distances, as well as depths. Electronic Calipers also known as Digital Calipers, have easy to read digital displays that have made these gages even more popular. Knowing that our customers want to capture the data from these Calipers and most often want to input the data into a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel, we have bundled Caliper to PC...

GreatGages.com was the first to include FREE FREIGHT on all of our Mitutoyo Optical Comparator Packages. The Mitutoyo Optical Comparators ship in a crate to ensure that they arrive safely at the customer's location. It used to be that customers would be charged up to $400 for freight charges. We decided to get rid of that, so the costs that we have listed on GreatGages.com are the total costs that the customer will have to pay. We know the customer does not like hidden fees or surprise charges, so with GreatGages.com you can rest assured that there won't be any....

Looking for accurate precision equipment and measuring software can be a tough job especially without appropriate knowledge and sources about these things. Hence, in order to cater to the needs of our customers along with the general public, GreatGages.com offers a great deal of precision measuring devices, data collection software, and shop equipment like Granite Surface Plates. Often we find that the proper precision measuring process begins with a stable, flat surface to perform your measurements on. Granite is one of the best materials available today to meet the ever changing and sophisticated applications demanding coplanarity, perpendicularity, parallelism, flatness, and straightness,...