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Applications of Dial Indicator
Applications of Dial Indicator
Dial indicators are used to align a workpiece in a machine. Such as, in the case of EDM,
grinding machine, lathe machine, and milling machine.
The tools are also used to check out the runout of the spindle in a machine tool.
Workpieces can be aligned in the spin fixture by the help of Dial Indicators.
It is also used to measure surface roughness
Dial indicators are used to measure parting lines in injection molding.
It is useful to measure pit depth in EDM (Moldmakingresource, 2020).
Dial indicators are efficient to measure height difference on a surface plate.
Along with that, the tools are also very efficient to align a fixture in 5 axes milling machines.