Mitutoyo Special Dial Indicators Series 2

Dial Indicator is surely utilized at manufacturing sites where dimensional high accuracy needs to be confirmed. The graduation (1- graduation) depends on usage and Teclock offers 6 kinds of graduations, namely 0.0005mm, 0.001mm, 0.005mm, 0.01mm, 0.05mm, and 0.1mm. The strokes are available from 0.08mm (the shortest) up to 150mm. Dial Indicator is normally not used independently but its stem or lug back is fixed to a jig and holds the workpiece with the measuring stand and contact point, and displacement volume is read with shorthand and pointer. The dial indicator is applied for direct measurement to measure actual dimension and comparative measurement for measuring displacement volume from a certain standard dimension.

Following are the applications of a Dial Indicator:

• Dial indicators are used to align a workpiece in a machine. Example: In the case of EDM, grinding machine, lathe machine, and milling machine.
• These tools are also used to check out the runout of the spindle in a machine tool.
• Workpieces can be aligned in the spin fixture with the help of Dial Indicators.
• It is also used to measure surface roughness.
• Dial indicators are used to measure parting lines in injection molding.
• It is useful to measure pit depth in EDM.
• Dial indicators are efficient to measure height difference on a surface plate.
• These tools are also very efficient. They can easily align a fixture in 5-axis milling machines.
• Dial indicators are used by engineers to inspect the precision of a workpiece in a grinding machine.

With mechanical engineers. dial indicator is one of the most essential tools whenever they work. It can be a good partner and increase the accuracy in measuring. Mitutoyo is the most popular brand in manufacturing equipment for measuring, it is believed that it has the highest accuracy in the world.