Precision Dimensional Measurement - Online Training

Time Requirement
The approximate amount of time needed to complete this course is 6-8 hours.

Cost
3 day course: $179.

The price for this class is on a per user basis. Each user will be given his or her own password. Your online training period will begin when the password is emailed to you or given to you over the phone.

To make most efficient use of your time, it is important to plan a schedule that will allow you time enough to complete the course over a period of days. You do not need to complete the course in one sitting, however you do need to complete it within the time-frame you have purchased.

Definition of the Meter, Length Standards, Units of Measure

Measuring Instruments
Micrometers, Calipers, Types and Accuracies, Selection, Sensitivity, and Accuracy of Measuring Instruments, Absolute and Comparison Measure, Causes of Error and Correction: Temperature, Gage Deformation, Elastic Deformation, Error Analysis

Gage Blocks
History, Requirements, Methods of Measuring, Traceability, Uncertainty, Surface Finish, Thermal Expansion, Selection, Precautions, Calibration, Wringing, Types and Characteristics

Making Angular Measurements
Clinometers, Sine Bars and tables; Trigonometric functions, Practical applications; Angle gage blocks

Optical Instruments
Using the eye as an optical instrument, Hints for making precise optical measurements, Use and principles of Optical flats, Grades, Light Interferometry, Light Interference, Reflection, Calculating surface flatness using interference patterns, Reading flatness error, Care of optical measurement devices, Microscopes, Comparator 

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