3-Line contact offers a true advantage
The near perfect auto-centering and auto alignment provided by TESA IMICRO, TESA TRI-O BOR, ALESOMETER and ETALON INTA -LOMETER make bore measurement reliable, without the need for an operator to estimate.
A single tool can replace hundreds of plug gauges
Unlike plug gauges that check only one toleranced size, a single tool can measure many diameters. Depending on the model that is being used, through holes and blind bores along with short centring shoulders can be inspected reliably.
Establishing form errors
Form errors are established through measurements taken at several points within a bore. Micrometers with 3-line contact determine run-out errors in a triangular way. Micrometers with 2-point contact measure medium-size diameters only. They do not allow users to see what makes diameters measured at various points different.