Precision Gear Measurement
How advanced automated gauging solutions are eliminating defects, reducing cycle time, and powering next-generation gear manufacturing across automotive, aerospace, and EV industries.
Market Applications
Industries Driving Demand for Gear Gauging Automation
AUTOMOTIVE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV)
MACHINING CENTRES
AUROSPACE & DEFENCE
ROBOTICS & ACTUATION
ENERGY GEARBOX
0.1μm
Resolution achievable with digital gauging probes
32+
Measurement parameters addressable in a single gear rig
100%
In-line inspection coverage replacing offline sampling
5ms
Data acquisition rate with Orbit® digital network
The Challenge
Why Gear Measurement is Mission-Critical
Gears are the heartbeat of mechanical power transmission.
Key Measurement Parameters
What Needs to Be Measured — and Why
- Solartron Metrology, a world leader in Precise Linear Measurement, provides multiple solutions for the gauging of Gears in Automotive and similar industries.
- Solartron offers Contact probes for checking dimensions such as ID and thickness of a gear, as well as high precision Laser Triangulation sensors for checking gear teeth and root diameters.
- With Solartron Orbit® Network you can synchronize the readings of an Orbit LT laser, as well as a Rotary Encoder via an Encoder Interface Module. Measurement of gear teeth can then measured from 0 to 360 degrees in Dynamic mode up to 4 khz.
"In a high-volume automotive gear line, a single micron of undetected runout replicated across 10,000 parts per day is not a metrology problem
— it's a warranty crisis."
Gear Solutions
Solartron Metrology, a world leader in Precise Linear Measurement, provides multiple solutions for the gauging of Gears in Automotive
and similar industries.
Orbit LT optical sensors enable high-speed profiling of gear teeth without contact — ideal for soft, ground, or coated gears where surface integrity must be preserved during gauging.
- Sub-micron resolution without contact force artifacts
- High-speed scanning for dynamic runout measurement
- Ideal for thin-walled, fragile, or high-value components
- Compatible with Orbit® digital network infrastructure
With Solartron Orbit® Network you can synchronize the readings of an Orbit LT laser, as well as a Rotary Encoder via an Encoder Interface Module. Measurement of gear teeth can then measured from 0 to 360 degrees in Dynamic mode up to 4 khz.
Solartron sensors have resolution as high as 0.01 microns and accuracy as high as 0.05% of Reading
Solartron Sensors have the repeatability of up to 0.15 µm, even under a sideload.
Lasting in the field for over millions of cycles with no loss of repeatability, Solartron sensors have been tested to 13 million cycles under the harshest of conditions.
Ready to Close the Quality Loop?
Every gear family has unique gauging challenges. Our automation specialists help you define the optimal sensor configuration, fixture design, and software integration strategy, get in touch with a member of our team, call us now on Penang Office 04-399 7522 or Petaling Jaya 03-7804 7522.
