Many years ago we produced a small booklet for workshop personel which explained in basic terms surface finish roughness measurement.  If you would like a pdf copy please send us an e-mail.

Information is now available on the totally new and highly advanced Surfcorder SE-500 surface finish and profile analyser from Kosaka Laboratories.

The SE-500 is available with traverse  options or 50, 100 200mm and a table driver unit to suit all applications and budgets in mechanical and electronic engineerirng and research . Advanced features include easy PC. connection, touch screen control and compatibility has been design into the system to allow existing Surfcorder users to up-date to the SE-500 amplifier. For full specification give our office a call.

The Surfcorder SE-1200 roughness instrument is a portable 'metrology' type system with many features found in larger and far more expensive roughness profilers. These include multi-parameter to most world standards, 10 programme memory,  interchangable styli with lvdt pick-up ensuring high accuracy and resolution to 0.001um. The inbuilt traverse datum and levelling filters make measuement in skidless mode extremely easy to operate,  even very difficult surfaces such as curved surfaces,  small bore, lands, shoulders and deep recesses.  The high speed printer ensures your measurements and profile are recorded, a pc.link via rs232 outputs is available as a low cost option.

The SE-1200 is free standing but a support column and base may be supplied if requested.  

Gar Electroforming  roughness comparators embrace all machining processes and therefore provide an ideal low cost way to assess visually and by tactile testing the surface finish of manufactured components.  The comparators may be supplied individually or in a set format with ISO accreditation if required.

These highly effective roughness comparator scales make visual surface finish assessment easy.  The Electro-deposited nickel steel plates are replicas of common  machining processes,  are very hard wearing and ideal to have in your pocket to act as the first line of roughness control. Simply hold against the machined surface being controlled, compare by eye and  draw your finger nail across the surface.

Scales cover all types of machining process and values and  are also supplied fully certified if requested