Sunnen's Electronic Bore Gage Provides Flexible Measurement

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Sunnen Products Co.’s PGE-6000 Electronic Bore Gage enables precise control of final bore size and quality of purchased or semifinished parts, with an instant digital or numerical readout. The electronically amplified comparative bore gage is said to be well suited for quick, simple, economical process control in almost any manufacturing environment. An onboard computer can store serialized part measurement data for use in Statistical Process Control (SPC) analysis.

The PGE-6000 gages bring reliable, flexible ID gaging to the manufacturing floor with no need for probes or master rings. A single gage can measure a wide range of part sizes, offering greater versatility at a lower cost than a comparable air gaging system. The standard unit handles bore diameters from 0.370"-1.50" (9.40-38.10 mm) using adjustable gaging fingers on both sides of the gage. Installing the optional gage finger extensions increases the bore diameter range to 1.50"-3.00" (38.10-76.20 mm) to accommodate larger parts. The upper control/display unit can be rotated to use either side of the mechanical measuring system.

The PGE-6000 Bore Gage, which features a large 7"-diagonal (178 mm) color touchscreen and user-friendly setup and measurement displays, enables the operator to tailor the gage to the application. Compact and easily portable, the gage can be mounted right at a machining station or in a QC or lab setting. The optional PG-400 or PG-500 adjustable setting fixtures simplify setup, while eliminating the need and expense for plug gages, jo blocks, master rings or micrometers. The selectable screen displays measurements in Radial Arc or Linear format with selectable resolution down to 0.0000010" (0.0001 mm). Data can be displayed graphically or numerically, and measurement units are easily changed between inch and metric.

PGE-6000 Bore Gages can be used to examine the entire bore length for diameter, taper, barrel, bell mouth, out-of-round and lobing, and it is said to be accurate right up to the edge of ports, lands or the ends of blind bores. Standard internal functions include the average, median, standard deviation, minimum and maximum of a series of measurements.

PGE-6000 Bore Gages feature an exclusive system of floating reeds that lock the gage fingers at the desired diameter size, protecting against drift or lag. Accuracy is not affected by temperature, moisture, air pressure or vibration. The floating reed system eliminates friction and wear to maintain repeatability, and an optional foot pedal is available to enable hands-free data entry.

Look for these and other measurement options at Booth 2111 at Eastec 2023.