Automotive & Transportation
The Industry
Automotive manufacturing runs on precision and volume. A V8 engine block has dozens of threaded holes — cylinder head bolts, oil passages, sensor ports, accessory mounts. Every one of them has a specified thread depth. Every one of them has to be right.
The Manufacturing Application: What thread depth gage do automotive manufacturers use for cylinder heads and engine components?
One major US automotive plant used 7 Leitech COMBI Gages to cover 103 threaded holes on a 16-valve cylinder head — replacing 33 fixed-depth step gages and reducing gage inventory by 72%.
The Leitech Solution
The Leitech COMBI Gage is the standard for thread depth inspection in automotive production — from cylinder heads and transmission housings to suspension components and brake assemblies.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, BMW, Tesla, Aisin, Denso, Magna, ZF, Linamar, Nemak, GKN, BorgWarner, Dana, Getrag and hundreds of Tier 1 precision machine shops.
Aerospace & Defense
The Industry
In aerospace and defense manufacturing, the structural integrity of thread form and length of engagement are of paramount importance. There is no margin for error. No acceptable approximation. No workaround that passes an AS9100 audit. Every threaded fastener holding an aircraft together depends on thread depth being exactly right — not estimated, not counted, not assumed. Measured.
The Manufacturing Application: How do aerospace manufacturers verify thread depth for AS9100 and NADCAP compliance?
Aerospace components demand the highest level of thread depth verification — titanium structural members, aluminum airframe components, engine casings, landing gear assemblies, avionics housings.
Each threaded hole has a specific depth requirement referenced from a precise datum. Each one must be verified with a traceable, auditable, numerical measurement — not a turn count or a notched step gage.
Only a direct reading depth scale can provide the level of confidence necessary to satisfy the demanding requirements of these industries.
The Leitech Solution
Major aircraft companies in Europe and the US trust Leitech to ensure the quality of their products. The Leitech COMBI Gage delivers NIST-traceable functional thread size AND depth verification in one operation — meeting the exacting requirements of AS9100, MIL-SPEC, and NADCAP audits.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including Collins Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, L3 Harris, BAE Systems, Bell Flight, Pratt & Whitney, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, General Dynamics, Lisi Aerospace, Hartzell Propeller, Sikorsky and more.
Medical & Orthopedic
The Industry
Orthopedic and medical device threads are held to some of the tightest tolerances in manufacturing. An under-depth thread won't hold. An oversized thread won't seat. Either way, the patient pays the price.
Leitech COMBI Gages verify functional thread size and measure functional thread depth simultaneously — in a single operation — so your inspection process is as reliable as the implant itself.
The Manufacturing Application: What gage is used for thread depth inspection on orthopedic implants and medical devices?
Orthopedic and medical device threads are held to some of the tightest tolerances in manufacturing — and for good reason. An under-depth thread won't hold. An oversized thread won't seat. Either way, the patient pays the price. Leitech COMBI Gages verify functional thread size and measure functional thread depth simultaneously — in a single operation — so your inspection process is as reliable as the implant itself.
The Leitech Solution
From M2 bone screws to M12 acetabular cup interfaces, Leitech handles the full range. The Digi-COMBI delivers 0.01mm digital resolution with full SPC data output — giving quality engineers the traceability documentation that FDA-regulated environments demand. NIST traceable. Built in Denmark. Supported in Milwaukee.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including Zimmer Biomet, Stryker, DePuy Synthes, Smith & Nephew, Medtronic, Globus Medical, Arthrex, Integer Holdings, Orchid Orthopedic Solutions and precision medical contract manufacturers across the US, Canada and Mexico.
Energy & Industrial
The Industry
Oil and gas infrastructure, power generation, hydraulics, fluid power — these industries run on components that must not fail. Valve bodies. Pump housings. Turbine casings. Compressor manifolds. The threaded connections that hold these systems together operate under extreme pressure, extreme temperature, and zero tolerance for leakage or failure.
When a valve fails in the field, the consequences aren't measured in scrap — they're measured in downtime, safety incidents, and environmental liability.
The Manufacturing Application: How do oil and gas manufacturers inspect thread depth on valve bodies and pipeline components?
Large-bore threaded valve bodies and flanged connections are among the most demanding thread inspection challenges in manufacturing. Thread depth determines engagement length. Engagement length determines holding strength. And in a high-pressure pipeline or subsea wellhead assembly, holding strength is everything.
Leitech COMBI Gages handle the full range — from fine instrument threads to large-pitch heavy industrial threads — verifying functional size and measuring functional depth in a single operation, on the shop floor, without sending parts to the lab.
The Leitech Solution
The Leitech COMBI Gage is built for the demands of energy and industrial manufacturing — robust enough for the shop floor, precise enough for critical infrastructure. Handle sizes T200 through T700 cover the full thread range from M2 to M33. The Digi-COMBI model adds 0.01mm digital resolution and SPC data output for facilities running statistical process control on critical threaded features.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including Baker Hughes, Halliburton, Emerson, Flowserve, Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Danfoss, Hubbell Power Systems, ABB, Solar Turbines, Dresser-Rand and major energy and industrial contract manufacturers across the US and Canada.
Precision Machine Shops
The Environment
Precision machine shops are where tolerances live or die. Every job that comes through the door has a print. Every print has a thread callout. And every thread callout has a depth requirement that has to be verified before the part ships.
Whether you're running a 5-person job shop or a 200-machine contract manufacturer, your reputation is built one threaded hole at a time.
The ManufacturingApplication: What thread inspection tool works across multiple thread sizes, pitches and depth requirements for contract manufacturers?
Aluminum housings. Steel flanges. Stainless fittings. Threaded bores from M2 to M33 — blind holes at varying depths, varying pitches, varying materials. Your customers span automotive, aerospace, medical, energy and defense. Their requirements span every thread standard on the books.
One Leitech COMBI Gage handles the range. Verify functional thread size and measure functional thread depth simultaneously — on the machine, at the bench, or at final inspection. No calculation. No step gage. No guessing.
The Leitech Solution
The Leitech COMBI Gage is the precision machine shop's most versatile thread inspection tool. A single handle with interchangeable inserts covers multiple thread sizes and pitches. The Hi-Res model delivers 0.1mm resolution for close-tolerance work. The Digi-COMBI adds digital readout and SPC output for shops running quality systems or serving customers who require inspection data with every shipment.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including hundreds of precision machine shops, contract manufacturers, gage labs and metrology service providers serving every major industry sector across the US, Canada and Mexico.
Heavy Equipment & Agriculture
The Environment
Heavy equipment and agricultural machinery operate in the most unforgiving conditions on earth — construction sites, mine operations, farm fields, logging operations. The drivetrain components, axle assemblies, transmission housings and hydraulic systems that power this equipment are built to last decades under extreme load.
That durability starts on the machine shop floor, where every threaded hole has to be right before the component ever leaves the building.
The Manufacturing Application: What is the best thread depth gage for transmission housings, axle components and heavy equipment assemblies?
Transmission cases. Axle housings. Final drive assemblies. Hydraulic manifolds. Heavy equipment components are large, complex, and expensive — and the threaded features that hold them together are engineered to specific depth requirements for a reason. Too shallow and the fastener pulls. Too deep and you've compromised the casting wall.
There's no rework on a final drive housing. You measure it right the first time.
The Leitech Solution
The Leitech COMBI Gage handles the full thread range found in heavy equipment manufacturing — from fine hydraulic fittings to the large-pitch fastener threads on structural assemblies. Robust enough for the production floor. Precise enough for the quality lab. The Standard and Hi-Res models cover high-volume production inspection. The Digi-COMBI adds digital readout and SPC capability for facilities running statistical process control on critical threaded features.
Leitech-US has supplied precision manufacturers across North America — including Caterpillar, John Deere, CNH Industrial, Komatsu, Doosan Bobcat, Cummins, Dana, Bendix, Meritor, PACCAR, Navistar and major powertrain and drivetrain contract manufacturers across the US, Canada and Mexico.
"At BMW Motorenwerk Steyr, we have over 1,200 Leitech measuring instruments in action in our mechanical manufacturing operations. Our employees in production are very happy with the handling of the measuring equipment."
Gerald Strebl, BMW Group, Motorenwerk Steyr
Who We Are : Leitech-US and Leitech Instruments
Leif Larsen, Founder: Leitech
Leif Larsen, the founder of Leitech Instruments in Gilleleje, Denmark, is the inventor of the innovative 'COMBI' gage, which measures both thread size and depth with precision.
Mike Thorson, President: Leitech US
Tony Thorson, Director: Leitech US
Leitech specializes in precision measurement tools, including the "Combi" thread size and depth gage that ensures reliable results for various applications.
About Leitech-US, Milwaukee, WI
Leitech-US is the exclusive North American Master Stocking Distributor for Leitech Instruments of Gilleleje, Denmark — inventors of the simultaneous thread size and depth gage — serving the United States, Canada, and Mexico. When you contact Leitech-US, you reach someone who understands your application, your thread standards, and your inspection challenges.
We maintain the largest North American inventory of Leitech COMBI Gages — standard sizes ready to ship from Milwaukee. Custom thread sizes and special applications handled through direct collaboration with our engineering team in Denmark.
Leitech Instruments was founded by Leif Larsen with a simple but revolutionary insight: quality engineers shouldn't need two tools to inspect one hole. That idea became the Leitech COMBI Gage — recognized with an industrial design award from the Danish Design Council. Today, under Charlotte Jensen's leadership, Leitech Instruments continues her father's legacy of precision and innovation from Gilleleje, Denmark.
Leitech-US is led by President Mike Thorson and Managing Director Tony Thorson — bringing decades of precision measurement expertise and direct personal relationships with the Leitech team in Denmark.
Leitech-US 1134 N. 9th St., Suite 280 Milwaukee, WI 53233 414-333-6310