A micrometer is a precision measuring instrument used by mechanical engineers, machinists and other workers in technical or ...

But perhaps more importantly, this is also the cue for an examination of high precision dimensional measurement. So I’ve assembled a collection of micrometers and vernier calipers of varying ...

Laser micrometers are capable of measuring outside diameter for mechanical engineering and machining purposes. Within the micrometer is a transmitting unit responsible for emitting a laser beam that ...

or other common measuring device. A simple, fairly accurate, and easily-made apparatus of the micrometer form may be constructed as follows: Get a common iron or brass bolt about y of an inch in ...

A couple of years ago we published a look at precision measurement tools, in particular vernier calipers and micrometer screw gauges. It featured a look at how they work and how they’re used ...

The standard measurement is a comparatively elephantine 40 micrometers. “This method will allow circuit boards to be processed flexibly at low cost to cater to the increasingly dwarfed size of ...