The L.S. Starrett Company manufactures more than 5,000 variations of Precision Tools, Gages, Measuring Instruments and Saw Blades worldwide. At Roush Yates Engines and Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions, Starrett tools play a pivotal role in ensuring precision and quality control throughout production.

 

Here is a list of the various types of precision tools offered by Starrett and utilized at Roush Yates:

 

Micrometers:

The precision micrometer stands out as the most accurate handheld tool when operated by a skilled professional and is suitable for close measurements down to 0.0001 of an inch. While various types of micrometers cater to specific applications, outside micrometers are most common. Mechanical, electronic, and wireless micrometers are also available, with electronic models featuring IP67 protection for harsh shop environments where exposure to machine coolant, water, oils, dirt, dust, and mist is common.

 

Slide Calipers:

Slide calipers offer a substantial measurement range, flexibility, and accuracy up to 0.001″. Capable of measuring outside, inside, depth, and step dimensions, these tools come in various forms, including full-featured electronic versions with IP67 output.

 

Height Gages:

Height gages are used to accurately measure the distance from a reference surface, such as a surface plate, to a part feature.

 

Depth Gages:

Available in various forms, from the most accurate electronic, dial, and Vernier depth micrometers to basic rule gages and combination rule gages, depth gages offer varying levels of complexity and accuracy.

 

Bore Gages:

Used for checking inside diameters of holes, cylinders, and pipes, bore gages play a crucial role in measuring holes, especially when dealing with a large quantity. Wireless bore gages facilitate efficient data collection, allowing users to measure and collect error-free data.

 

Indicators and Gages:

Several classes of gages, including mechanical dial, electronic display, lever style test, and back plunger, are available. Test indicators, dial indicators, and electronic or wireless indicators cater to diverse applications, from checking run-out to measuring tolerances in go/no-go situations.

 

Hardness and Surface Testers:

Hardness testers, critical for determining a material’s ability to resist form change, bending, scratching, or abrasion, come in analog and digital bench solutions, as well as compact, portable versions.

 

Data Collection Systems:

With the implementation of Industry 4.0, enhancing the speed, volume, and accuracy of data generation is imperative. Wireless data collection systems can seamlessly integrate into automated manufacturing operations, offering benefits such as increased productivity, error reduction, comprehensive documentation, and automated acquisition processes. 

 

Squares and Precision Rules, Straight Edges, and Parallel:

Offering various functions, including measuring angles, square, 45° miter, depth or height measurement, and acting as a scribe, Starrett Combination Squares feature high-quality workmanship. Accurate, steel precision rules, straight edges, and parallels are essential tools excelling in drawing, scribing, and checking surfaces for straightness.

 

Protractors and Angle Measurements:

A variety of tools, including those with sharply graduated 180° scales intersected by a movable blade, bevel protractors, protractor/depth gages, and special drill point gages, cater to angle measurements.

 

Machinist Precision Levels:

The efficiency of high-speed machinery relies heavily on the levelness of the machine set-up, and a machinist’s level is specially designed to set up, check, and test machinery of all types.

 

Fixed Gage Standards:

Fixed Gage Standards play a crucial role in in-process and final inspection, offering a comprehensive choice of standard gages to quickly check dimensions on various workpieces. Products include pin gages, drill gages, sheet and wire gages, center gages, screw pitch gages, radius gages, ball and diameter gages, angle gages, thickness gages, and feeler stock.

 

Dividers, Calipers, Trammels:

Dividers, essential for measuring, transferring, or marking off distances, and trammel heads, useful for laying out and scribing circles beyond the capacity of ordinary dividers, contribute to layout, scribing, and measuring distances and circles.

 

Other Precision Tools:

Other non-measurement tools such as work positioning tools, scribers, punches, vises, and layout die lubricant form an integral part of any shop.

 

Vision Systems:

Starrett Video-based measurement systems combine high-resolution images, intuitive software, and precision mechanical platforms to deliver accuracy and repeatable measurement results for a wide range of precision measurement applications.