GAUGES AND TOOLING

The gauge, checked against the PMI before you pay for it.

A gauge or a poka-yoke is often approved by looking at the 3D. GALGA compares it with the released model and its PMI, and gives every tool a technical record you can follow.

What it checks

The part in the gauge: that it is the released revision and how it is placed.
Datums: every A target on a support, and the B and C simulators against their virtual condition (MMB) from the PMI.
Contacts: interference with supports and clamps, and clamps pressing beyond the support underneath.
Clamps pushing sideways: toggle clamps or pushers that move the part off its datums because there is no stop opposite.
Poka-yoke: whether the opposite-hand part fits, and whether the same part fits turned 180°.

A technical record for every tool

Mould, gauge, poka-yoke, clamping fixture or die: each one gets an ID with a check character, the fingerprint of its STEP (the 3D never leaves your computer), the summary of its review and its technical status. If the part revision changes, the tool becomes «review pending». Output in JSON and Excel, ready for your traceability system, following the logic of IATF 16949 (8.5.1.6): status, ownership and engineering change level.

What it does not do

It does not replace measuring the gauge: the gauge-maker tolerances are not in the 3D.
It does not work out the clamping sequence or the kinematics of the toggle clamps.
The record does not locate the tool: location, cycles and calibration come from your plant system.

Frequently asked questions

What do I need?

The gauge STEP and, for every part, its STEP and its PMI (GALGA extracts it from the model itself).

Does it work for gauges from any maker?

Yes. It reads the tool STEP from any CAD, including assemblies and Rhino layers.

Fast as a greyhound. Exact as a gauge.

GALGA was born in Valencia, in the automotive industry. It was built by design and production engineers with more than twenty years in moulds, injection moulding, gauges and dimensional inspection. Every launch started the same way: the customer’s 3D model, hundreds of dimensions and someone typing them into a spreadsheet by hand. We built it so we could stop doing that.

20+years across moulds, injection moulding and dimensional inspection

0made-up dimensions: anything doubtful is flagged

The galgo

The galgo, the Spanish greyhound: fast when it counts, calm and dependable the rest of the time. Minutes where there used to be hours, without the rush that leads to mistakes.

The gauge

On the shop floor, the galga (Spanish for gauge) is the reference master every part is compared against. GALGA is that for your data: one single reference for everyone.

Try it yourself or send us your part.

An engineer replies. A real person who knows the trade, not a bot, within 24 hours.

No small print. Published prices and clear terms from day one.

Your files, protected. With the licence they never leave your company; with the service, an NDA and documented deletion.

Licence: 7 days free, no card required, with a sample part so you can get started in a minute. Service: we sign an NDA, you send us a part number and within 48 hours you have the package, reviewed.