MSSC Quality 4.0 Caliper Measurement

Before using a tool for a critical measurement, the tool may be required to be __________.

• Tempered

• Calibrated

• Signed off

• Certified

Calibration means to __________.

• Create an SPC file

• Set an instrument to zero

• Adjust a control chart

• Adjust a device to a standard

Calipers measure length to an accuracy of __________.

• 0.1 inches

• 0.01 inches

• 0.001 inches

• 0.0001 inches

Company standards determine how often __________ is performed.

• Calibration of hand tools

• lockout/tag out

• OSHA inspection

• Calibration of surface finish gages

Precision measuring equipment that has been mishandled should be __________.

• Used anyway

• Sent out for recalibration immediately

• Checked against a gauge block or known good tool for accuracy before using

• Discarded

Technicians use instrument reliability to determine __________.

• How many instruments to use to measure a signal

• Calibration intervals

• Sampling plans

• SPC lot size

To ensure accuracy, __________ are calibrated on a regular basis.

• Conveyors

• Power tools

• Inspection tools

• Programmable controllers

Which measurement tool should be selected to measure a part with a length specification of 2.125 +/- 0.006 inches?

• Protractor

• Machinist rule

• Gauge block

• Caliper

Dial calipers are the most widely used precision measuring instrument on the shop floor for all of the reasons below, EXCEPT __________.

• They are easy to carry

• They take measurements quickly

• They are reasonably accurate

• They are unbreakable

What is the basic measuring device on a dial caliper?

• Dial

• Jaw

• Thumb screw

• Rule