Dial versus digital indicators

Dial Versus Digital Indicators

When digital electronic indicators were first introduced in the early 1980s, observers expected them to blow mechanical dial indicators out of the water; but despite the clear superiority of electronic indicators in terms of higher resolutions, better accuracy and usefulness in statistical process control and data collection systems, mechanical indicators retained other advantages and continued to be specified by many users. Today, however, while neither type is ‘better’ than the other is and the choice depends upon the application and the user’s personal preference…