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Custom Gauging

As the world’s leading bore gauge manufacturer, Bowers Group has also earned a reputation for manufacturing custom heads for non-standard applications.

Examples of our custom gauging solutions are as follows:

  • Slot Width
  • Blind Bores
  • Gun Barrel Head
  • Seat Pockets
  • Dovetail Slots & Turbine Blade Grooves
  • Soft Drink Can
  • Right Angled Adapter
  • Irregular Spacing
  • Brake Caliper

If you have a gauging problem that needs solving, get in contact and we will rise to the challenge.

Slot Width
  • Small slot widths from 2-6mm
  • Large Slot width from 6-100mm
Blind Bores
  • Standard between 2-6mm and 12.5-300mm. Between 6-12.5mm on request.
Gun Barrel Head
  • For the measurement of smooth bore and rifled bore gun barrels. Major and minor diameters measured deep into bores.
Seat Pockets
  • Internal measurement of surface/subsea valve cavity-seat pockets for the oil and gas industry
  • A one-piece right-angle adaptor to allow entry down a perpendicular bore, allowing measurement to take place at 90 degrees to entry of the bore.
  • Optimised anvil form and guide pieces aid entry and position the measuring head correctly for higher accuracy measurements and ease of use for operator.
Dovetail Slots & Turbine Blade Grooves
  • 2 Point head solution based on the popular Bowers XT system.
  • The system incorporates custom contacts for high accuracy.
  • The Bowers XT digital readout offers the capability to send data for SPC and part traceability.
Soft Drink Can
  • Internal measurement of a soft drink can
  • 3 Point XT Anvil head based on 35-50mm body size, used with XT Holematic Xtreme pistol grip. High accuracy measurement of groove that’s inaccessible to a typical caliper
  • 3 Point XT Anvil head used with XT Holematic Xtreme pistol grip. Measurement of internal diameter with 360 degree wrap-around anvils prevents/limits distortion of the thin walled can
Right Angled Adaptor
  • Right angled adaptor for hard-to-reach bores
Irregular Spacing
  • Available between 16-300mm diameter to measure between odd spaced lobes.
Ball Screws
  • Internal measurement of ball-screws for the defence, aerospace, automotive and machine tool industry.
  • Optimised anvil form featuring customised contacts for high accuracy.
  • 3 Point head solution based on the popular Bowers XT system.
  • Automated systems possible
Gun Barrel Head Gauge
Gun Barrel Head Gauge
Dovetail Slot Gauge
Dovetail Slot Gauge
External Measuring Head
External Measuring Head

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