UNDERTAKE A WIDE RANGE OF INTERNAL MEASURING TASKS IN DEMANDING CONDITIONS

Mollart-Cox: When tasked with finding a shop-floor proof Digital Bore Gauging system, that was able to provide micron accuracy when measuring to a depth of 2.5 meters inside oil-pipes, Mollart-Cox Director, Chris Cox despaired of locating a gauging system to match his extremely demanding specification.  Following fruitless enquiries made to several local gauging suppliers, Chris contacted the world’s largest Bore Gauge manufacturer, UK based, Bowers Metrology. 

Bowers were able to satisfy Mollart-Cox’s particularly challenging requirements with their latest advanced bore gauge, the XT Xtreme. Seen as the long awaited solution for those who need to use Bore Gauges within hostile measuring environments, such as in close proximity to honing machines, the impressive XT Xtreme Bore Gauging system boasts a very impressive IP65 rating, rendering the gauges resistant to coolant, water and airborne  particles. Available to measure bores up to 300mm, amongst a long list of useful features incorporated into these tough gauges is a clear digital display, metric/inch conversion, an RS 232 output and hardwearing extended travel carbide measuring anvils.

Encouraged by the contribution the new Bowers gauges are making to the company’s quality regime, Chris Cox reported. “As we have gained an enviable reputation for the high quality of our output, within the area’s of gun drilling, deep-hole boring, honing and turning, from our customers, who operate in such demanding fields as Automotive, Medical, Aerospace and not least the Oil industry. Our new Bowers Bore Gauging system needed to have the flexibility to undertake a wide range of internal measuring tasks. The modular format of the XT Xtreme system means that we are able to change measuring heads depending on the diameter to be measured and also add length extensions to adjust the reach of the gauge inside the measured bore. We are now able to measure diameters from 100mm – 200mm, to a depth of more than 2.5 meters, we also intend to purchase further measuring heads and length extensions, as the need arises. Despite the ease of use of the Bowers system, the accuracy and repeatability of the bore gauges has proven to be excellent.  Haven proven the gauge’s capability within our production environment, we now intend to purchase a radio communication system from Bowers that will allow the measured data, gathered by the Bowers gauges, to be sent  ‘wirelessly’ to our computer based tractability system.

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Published on January 22, 2009 12:00 updated on July 15, 2009 17:10