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It’s here! OTC 2018! Starts Monday, April 30! It can’t be a year already, can it? The Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX is here. Come celebrate 50 years of OTC with us! Make sure to stop by our Booth #8453 to learn all about the new API 5B Thread Specifications and how we can […]
NEW API 5B RELEASED! New Inspection Requirements During the holidays, API released the Sixteenth edition of the 5B Specification for Threading, Gauging, and Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads. The effective date for the Sixteenth Edition of the 5B Specification is July 1st. The new specification has major changes that you need to […]
Holiday Closing Closing for Christmas & New Year’s Gagemaker wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are so thankful for a good year here at Gagemaker and we look forward to an even brighter and better 2018. The new year will be quite interesting with the recent release of the 2018 […]
July 4th Holiday Closing Independence Day Closure In celebration of the Independence Day and to give our employees time to celebrate with their families , Gagemaker will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2017. We will be open Monday, July 3, 2017 and will reopen Wednesday, July 5, 2017 under our normal hours. Gagemaker wishes everyone […]
Share the Love: Caring for Your Gages A Little Love Goes a Long Way Extend the life of your gages and maintain the highest quality with just a little gage care. Taking care o f your measurement tools will ensure that they stay at their best for the longest time. Here are a few simple […]
API 7-2 SECOND EDITION JAN. 2017 PUBLISHED! You have until June 6, 2017 to comply with the new American Petroleum Institute’s (API) 7-2 Inspection Specification for Rotary Shouldered Connections. We’ve highlighted some key points below: • Resolution of Indicators Indicator resolution requirements have been updated for all lead, height, and taper gages. (API 7-2 7.4.1, […]
Holiday Schedule Closing for Christmas & New Year’s Gagemaker wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are so thankful for a good year here at Gagemaker and we look forward to an even brighter and better 2017.As always, we’re taking time to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s with our family and […]
Time to Calibrate! Should You Ship Out or Keep In? Save Time, Money, and Aspirin! During this year’s IMTS in September, we had a great turnout and even better response to our already popular MIC TRAC™ calibration systems – not to mention our MIC 360™ In-Process Diameter Measurement Gage, more on that soon! With increasing […]
Come See the MIC 360 in Action! The MIC 360™ In-Process Diameter Measurement Gage is an in-process gaging system that measures any large diameter from 8″ to virtually any diameter you can manufacture! It doesn’t require a standard… one person can easily operate…measurements are captured electronically…it repeats with extremely high accuracy…and this is all done with […]
Strengthen Your Quality System A solid straight thread inspection system (ACME, UN, Metric Threads, etc.) should measure all of the vital thread attributes – Functional Thread Size, Pitch Diameter, Lead, Height, and Form. By properly inspecting threads, you will minimize process error, verify exact mating and interchangeability and ultimately guarantee your quality. Gagemaker […]
