Starrett's Wireless Electronic Depth Gage Provides Ease of Use

Photo Credit: The L.S. Starrett Company

The L.S. Starrett Company, a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has introduced three wireless electronic depth gages, including the W640JZ, W643JZ and W644JZ. The gages, which are made in the United States, are part of a line of over 40 new electronic precision gages that Starrett recently introduced to the market. The new depth gages feature a digital readout which can be viewed on a large LCD display, and offer automated wireless measurement data collection when integrated with data acquisition applications such as Starrett DataSure 4.0 software.

Tim Cucchi, continuous improvement manager for assembly at the company, says, “The new wireless depth gages are convenient and fast, with no wires to contend with. Together with DataSure 4.0, measurement data can automatically be collected by the touch of a button. An embedded radio in the wireless depth gage allows data to be transmitted up to thirty feet, or up to hundreds of yards by adding a backpack.”

The new W643JZ depth gage features a knife edge base and a needle point contact that has been hardened and ground. The conical point, which is 1/2" long with a 40-degree angle, can be precisely positioned for close work due to a cutout on the knife base. All three of the new Starrett wireless electronic depth gages are accurate to ±0.001"/0.03mm, and have a 0.0005"/0.01 mm resolution. Measurement ranges for each of the gages are as follows: the W640JZ offers a range of 0-0.500" (0-13 mm), the W643JZ offers a range of 0-0.125" (0-3 mm) and the W644JZ offers a range of 0-3" (0-75 mm).

All gages feature positive, tactile-feel button activation, a long recharegable battery life, origin set and zero set, as well as automatic shutoff after 20 minutes of inactivity.