Gage Tooling
for Adcole Shaft Metrology Gages
Precision tooling plays a critical role in ensuring measurement accuracy by providing a stable platform with secure centering and holding and the means to accommodate part variability. This stability minimizes external influences and mechanical deviations, enabling highly accurate and repeatable measurements of key parameters.
Tooling has a direct influence on our comprehensive Consulative Process. Our engineers establish the scope of tooling for upcoming gages, upgrades, and spare parts orders that involves close communication with sales teams and customers. The design process emphasizes commonality, minimal changeover, and operator-friendly features, while ensuring functional repeatability and robustness against wear, imbalance, and incidental mishandling such as droppage.
Types of Tooling
Types of Followers
- Available in various diameters and lengths
- Can be equipped with thrustface pins when required
- Configured based on shaft specifications
- Commonly used in valve lift testing setups where precise alignment with the follower is critical
- Range from 9.500 mm to 100 mm in diameter
- May include thrustface capability as needed
- Sized according to shaft lift table designs
- Are often used in profile analysis to ensure consistent contact with the lobe
- Typically in 4 mm and 7/16" diameters
- Used in applications in dynamic testing environments
- Ball followers are typically used for In-Line Automated Shaft Gages where the ball can be rotated into more positions for normal wear and tear over a disc follower
- Employed in high-precision setups where minimal surface contact is essential, such as in measuring peak lift with minimal frictional interference
Comprehensive Engineering & Technical Support
Our team of dedicated engineers is ready to help you with any needs regarding your Adcole shaft metrology gage. We offer global technical support, training, upgrades for your gage, and gage recertification. Contact us today to schedule your service with one of our field service engineers.
