Gauging Pencil Probes

Standard Gauge Probes

Standard Digital Probes with Customised Features

Standard Gauge Probes - High-Quality & Cost-Effective

Solartron Metrology contact gauging probes provide the gauge builder with the most cost-effective solution for a range of dimensional precision measurement and positioning applications. Contact gauge probes often provide the most cost effective solution for a wide range of measuring and positioning applications. These have excellent sideload capabilities and can last over 100 million cycles.

The DP range of spring push probes is the work horse of the gauging industry. Very high resolution, excellent linearity and high data speeds are coupled with outstanding measurement repeatability. Long life precision bearings and IP65 sealing ensures that the probes maintain their performance for millions of measurements

Pneumatic transducers are ideal for use in automatic gauging applications or for accessing details that would be difficult or impossible to reach with spring push transducers. The standard range of Pneumatic Probes comes with IP65 sealing to ensure a long working life in wet or oily environments.

Bicycle Gear Measurement Solution using Digital Probes

Key features

Spring, Pneumatic, or Vacuum actuation

Digital or Analogue

0.5,1,2,5,10,20 and 30 mm displacement transducer measuring ranges

Accuracy better than 0.1 µm

Repeatability precision better than 0.05 µm

Resolution better than 0.01 µm

Range of contact sensor tips available

Standard contact sensor tip force of 0.7N (other options available)

IP65 sealing (fully sealed options available)

Displacement sensor with excellent sideload capability

Superior performance compared to traditional LVDTs

High resistance to external magnetic fields

View Brochures and Drawings

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Orbit Digital Gauge Catalogue

Analogue Gauge Catalogue

Datasheet

True Precision Market Sheet

Technical Drawings

Technical Spec Drawing Applications

Jet "J Type" Probes - Increased Reliability, Reduced Fixture Cost

A pneumatic gauge sensor allows the number of parts in the fixture to be reduced resulting in improved reliability and reduced fixture cost. It also allows for fast automatic loading of the part into the gauge as the displacement probe tip can be in the fully ‘retracted position’ when this is occurring. The benefit of using a pneumatic push probe compared to a spring push probe is that there is less need to design mechanisms to bring the contact senor tip onto the part being measured, thus simplifying the overall gauge design.

No Downtime

One issue with pneumatic push displacement probes is that the air inflates the probe gaiter to push the contact sensor tip onto the part being measured. If the gaiter becomes damaged it may not inflate and therefore the probe cannot operate. The Pneumatic Jet probe uses an internal piston so will continue to operate even if the gaiter is damaged. Air is bled out from a small hole near the front of the contact sensor to allow for retraction therefore the sealing (IP50) may not be suitable for all applications.

Key Features