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Calibration and metrology
Measurements are meaningless without reliable measurement instruments. Calibration assures engineers that their equipment is properly compared to known good reference standards. Those reference standards are then compared with even better standards, a path that flows to a national or international reference standard. Metrology--the science of measurement--relies on proven techniques to keep the calibration chain intact.
Go inside Fluke's electrical metrology lab
- 04.13.2012
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Chief Corporate Metrologist Jeff Gust gave T&MW a firsthand look at Fluke's metrology lab. Read More...
Moving a lab is a monumental task
- 11.15.2011
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Although the calibration lab moved less than two miles, engineers at Northrop Grumman had to plan facilities, work with contractors, and recalibrate test equipment. Read More...
Manage your measurement errors
- 02.01.2011
Understanding measurement accuracy lets you appreciate why instruments don't give perfect readings and helps you mitigate the inevitable errors. Read More...
AC metrology at the top of the chain
- 02.01.2011
The PJVS is fast enough for calibrating transfer standards at the critical 50-Hz and 60-Hz power-line frequencies. Read More...
Don't let the economy compromise quality (Guest commentary)
- 09.16.2009
In the current economic climate, some customers want to unadvisedly extend calibration intervals. Read More...
Metrology personnel shortage is real (Guest Commentary)
- 03.26.2008
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With the US facing a shortfall of technical professionals, concerned individuals and professional metrology organizations are taking steps to increase metrology awareness with an emphasis on education and training. Read More...
Lab automation: Some buy, some build
- 12.22.2006
The buy versus develop decision depends in part on an organization's width and depth and whether it’s commercial or military. Read More...
Calibrating space
- 10.01.2006
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Engineers at Hamilton Sundstrand keep astronauts comfortable by calibrating systems that test environmental controls in spacecraft and space suits. Read More...
