Thickness, Parallelism and Flatness | Precision Grinding, Inc.
Thickness, Parallelism and Flatness – Definitions. Plate thickness: the distance between two surfaces of a part (commonly the top and bottom) with a deviation tolerance specified (ex. 2.307" +/-0.0010"). This distance is most commonly measured by using precision micrometers.. Plate parallelism: parallelism is related to thickness. The difference between the thickest and …