Mitutoyo provides a variety of educational resources from webinars, instructional videos, presentations, technical literature and more to those who want to expand their precision measurement knowledge and skills sets. Whether it’s learning more about the benefits of a specific process or how to use a gage or instrument with more precision, you can find it here in the Mitutoyo Educational Resource Center. The resources are available all the time, so you can dive in to what you want to learn when it’s best for your schedule.
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This technical bulletin was developed to help owners of measuring equipment reduce risk and optimize their expenses in calibration. All measuring equipment requires calibration; however, there are many different types of calibrations which can lead to false assumptions and missed...
As presented by Jim Salsbury at Mitutoyo America Corporation on May 14, 2019.
This technical bulletin addresses how measurement accuracy and uncertainty can be accounted for when making statements of conformity to specified requirements (In/Out tolerances or Pass/Fail decisions.) In particular, this technical bulletin explores one simple rule called the simple acceptance and...
Requirements for calibration appear in most national and international quality standards, and most organizations recognize that measuring equipment must be calibrated. However, there is much confusion regarding the definition of calibration, and this confusion increases quality-related risks to organizations. The...
In this episode, we want to recognize and appreciate a piece of measuring equipment that rarely get much glory but is the foundation for much of the work done in this business – the granite surface plate. The surface plate...
This technical bulletin addresses the accuracy and calibration of granite surface plates. The technical basis for this document is the American national standard (ANSI standard) entitled B89.3.7-2013, Granite Surface Plates. This technical bulletin summarizes key technical issues; however, the ASME...
In this episode of the Metrology Training Lab series by Mitutoyo, we learn how to calibrate gage blocks, stacking or wringing gauge blocks and a brief history. These simple little blocks are something special. Each one with their flat and...
This technical bulletin addresses the accuracy and calibration of digital, dial, and vernier calipers. The technical basis for this document is the American national standard (ANSI standard) entitled ASME B89.1.14-2018. This technical bulletin summarizes the most important technical issues; however,...
In past Mitutoyo Metrology Training Lab episodes, we have defined the concept of calibration, discussed the purpose of calibration, and introduced important aspects of what makes a good calibration method. In this episode, we will apply all those ideas to...
In Episode 6 of the Mitutoyo Metrology Training Lab series, we look at how to calibrate outside micrometers. Calibration is a search for errors and we want to develop a calibration method that efficiently hunts down and finds any potential...
In this metrology training episode, we are going to teach you how to speak like a measurement professional. We are often dealing with small numbers in this business – tolerances – errors – deviations – uncertainties – most of the...
In this episode of the Mitutoyo Metrology Training Lab, we demonstrate how to calibrate, we are going to talk about requirements traceability, or sometimes called metrological traceability. Here’s the question that metrological traceability and calibration answers – say I make...
In episode 003 of the Metrology Training Lab, Dr. Jim Salsbury examines what makes a good calibration method. We look at five calibration methods developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or ASME. The American National Standards covered in...
In the second video of our Metrology Training Lab series, we continue our calibration training and address the following questions. 1. What does calibration mean? 2. What is the real purpose of calibration? 3. What makes a bunch of measurements...
As presented by Jim Salsbury at Mitutoyo America’s Open House June 7, 2018.
What to know how to calibrate your metrology tools? In this episode of Metrology Training Lab, we discuss Calibration, which is critical to maintaining the quality and accuracy of your measuring equipment and what it means to calibrate your tools.
This technical bulletin addresses the accuracy and calibration of profile projectors, also known as optical comparators. No international or American national standard currently exists that addresses the specification of profile projectors. The technical basis for this document is the Japanese...
This literature is an educational guide to the essential technical information associated with a variety of Mitutoyo precision tools and instruments.
This literature is an educational guide to the essential technical information associated with a variety of Mitutoyo precision tools and instruments.
Product demo video showing how to read a Mitutoyo micrometer. This video shows the steps required to read a standard micrometer or vernier micrometer.
This technical bulletin addresses an important aspect of the language of measurement – the units applied when reporting or discussing measured values
Mitutoyo America Corporation has a long history of providing world-class calibration services as well as premier educational instruction in calibration methods and techniques. This presentation is based on some of the key issues that have been observed in our popular...
This GD&T presentation has been delivered at a number of national and international events, and based on the positive response received, Mitutoyo America Corporation wanted to make it more widely available. Many users of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) struggle with...
Mitutoyo Knife Edge Calipers are specially designed for inside measurements in hard-to-reach places.
Pointed spindle and anvil for measuring the web thickness of drills, small grooves, keyways, and other hard-to-reach dimensions.
The Mitutoyo 573 series digital neck caliper uses Mitutoyo’s ABSOLUTE linear encoder technology and has flat type jaws for outside dimension (OD) measurements of grooves and recesses. This caliper has accessible function control buttons, and uses both inch and metric...
The Mitutoyo Blade Micrometer’s anvil and the spindle have a blade for measuring the groove diameter of shafts, keyways, and other hard-to-reach areas.
The Disk Micrometer is designed to easily measure root tangent length of spur gears gears and measuring the thickness of sheet materials like paper, cardboard, rubber, and plastic.
Mitutoyo Caliper Type Micrometers have caliper type jaws making it easier to measure inside features with the accuracy of a micrometer.
Mitutoyo Sheet Metal Micrometers are used to measure the thickness of sheet metal, paper, plastic, and rubber parts where a deep throat micrometer is required.
Equipped with special offset-style jaws. ABSOLUTE System scale for error free, high-speed measurement. SPC data output.
This link is to the Engineering Metrology Toolbox on the website of NIST where two excellent calculators can be found. One is for calculating the elastic compression of spheres and cylinders at point and line contact which is extremely useful...
This literature provides practical tips for the measurement of surface roughness in accordance with international (ISO) standards.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, is the developer of American National Standards in dimensional metrology. The designated committee is called “B89”. The standards are copyrighted and cannot be distributed here. Below is a link to the ASME website...
This booklet provides guidance on the proper use and maintenance of a variety of dimensional measuring instruments.
This booklet provides guidance on the proper use and maintenance of a variety of dimensional measuring instruments.
This technical paper discusses the ISO 10360-7 standard and its impact on the specification and calibration of vision based CMMs. From the 2012 NCSLI Annual Workshop and Symposium.
This technical literature provides an overview of the most common hardness measurements.
This is a link to the website of the BIPM to download the GUM – the JCGM 100:2008 Evaluation of measurement data – Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM 1995 with minor corrections).
This is a link to the website of NIST to download an excellent paper on the history of the standard reference temperature. “20 °C—A Short History of the Standard Reference Temperature for Industrial Dimensional Measurements”, T. Doiron, J. Res. Natl....
This technical presentation provides an overview of the specifications used to describe the accuracy of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) along with the methods and tools used to calibrate CMMs in the field. The national and international standards used by all...
ISO 10360-7:2011 is the first international standard to address the calibration and testing of non-contacting coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) equipped with any type of imaging probing system, such as video or vision measuring instruments. This technical presentation provides an overview...
This is a link to the website of NIST to download an excellent paper on uncertainty in dimensional calibrations. “Uncertainty and Dimensional Calibrations”, T. Doiron and J. Stoup, J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 102, 647 (1997).
This technical paper discusses the broad based metrology concepts that are introduced in the 2013 revision of the ASME B89.1.13 Micrometer standard. From the 2013 NCSLI Annual Workshop and Symposium.
This is a link to the website of the BIPM to download the VIM – the JCGM 200:2012, International vocabulary of metrology – Basic and general concepts and associated terms, 3rd edition
This short book provides a history of the gage block, including the birth of the technology and Mitutoyo’s own history with them.
This short book provides a history of the micrometer, including the birth of the technology and Mitutoyo’s own history with them.
This literature is an educational guide to the basic technical information associated with a variety of Mitutoyo precision tools and measuring instruments.
This literature is an educational guide to the basic technical information associated with a variety of Mitutoyo precision tools and instruments.
This textbook provides educational material on the basic functionality and care of digital measuring tools.
This easy to read textbook provides an introduction to the use and care of dimensional measuring tools.
This is a link to the website of NIST to download the Gage Block Handbook written by experts at NIST.
This textbook provides educational material on important error sources to consider when doing higher precision measurements.
This textbook provides educational materials on statistics and quality control in manufacturing.
This textbook provides guidance on the calibration methods for basic dimensional measuring tools.
This textbook provides detailed information on micrometers, including usage, error sources, and calibration methods.
This textbook provides detailed information on calipers, height gages and depths gages, including usage, error sources, and calibration methods.
This textbook provides detailed information on dial indicators, including usage, error sources, and calibration methods.
This textbook provides detailed information on dial indicators, including usage, error sources, and calibration methods.
This textbook provides an introduction to the management of measurement assurance.
This textbook provides an overview of optical principles and measuring methods.
This textbook provides an overview of coordinate measuring machines, including the design, usage, error sources, and calibration.
This video is a quick introduction to precision gage blocks which are the primary standards vital to dimensional quality control in the manufacture of parts. Mitutoyo offers a complete selection of gage blocks available in a choice of rectangular or...