PLANIMETER MODELS

As one of the oldest manufacturers of planimeters we offer some of the best instruments in the field of planimetry. Included are instruments manufactured by Lasico as well as some models from other manufacturers, which complement our own line.

Standard Planimeters are instruments for evaluation of plane areas of any shape from blueprints, maps, photographs, drawings, recorder diagrams, x rays, etc.

They are used by many professionals for a multitude of different applications
like:

Evaluation of areas from topographic maps, blueprints, drawings, photographs, aerial photo records.
Computation of water basin capacity, of arable land in agricultural planning.
Calculation of earthwork quantities (cut and fill) in road, highway and building construction.
For 'Take-Offs' in all types of construction estimating.
Layout of swimming pools, yacht and boats, mold patterns, landscape and irrigation projects.
Determination of areas for real estate and tax appraisal.
Analysis of mathematical and statistical graphs, recorder diagrams, photomicroscopic records.
Determination of diastolic and systolic volumes from heart X-rays.
Measurement of textile patterns, leather hides, etc.
Metal and Plastics Industry for crossection measurements of profiles
for weight determination.
Biology: For measurements of leave surfaces, wing sizes of insects, etc.
Medicine: For crossection measurements of tumors to determine effectiveness of radiation treatment.

While the planimeter was developed well over 100 years ago, a surprisingly large number of professionals are still using antiquated methods in order to obtain the size of areas from graphic records. For example, it is still very common, to find the grid overlay method in use. Or worse, just a ruler and pencil is used to "guess" the size of irregularly shaped figures.These methods are crude, cumbersome and slow and provide a very questionable degree of precision, where even a small inexpensive planimeter could provide fast and much more accurate results in a fraction of the time.

 

Before considering the purchase of an instrument
you may want to check the planimeter selection guide

 

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