May 2012 – Cal Lab Magazine

Teledyne Technologies to Acquire LeCroy Corporation

May 29, 2012 Office

Teledyne Technologies to Acquire LeCroy Corporation Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) (“Teledyne”) and LeCroy Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRY) (“LeCroy”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement that provides for the merger of LeCroy Corporation […]

Watch Out for Those Thermoelectric Voltages!

May 22, 2012 Office

By Martin L. Kidd This Metrology 101 article addresses the impact of thermoelectric voltage (EMF) on low-voltage measurements. Using a high precision digital multimeter, the author demonstrates how you can inadvertently introduce thermal EMF errors. […]

Identifying and Avoiding Common Errors in RF Calibration

May 22, 2012 Office

By Paul Roberts There are many potential sources of human and measurement errors in RF calibration. This paper examines five common error sources associated with connectors, cables, and accessories such as adapters, splitters and couplers: […]

A Comparison of 12 US Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow Standards and the Transition to Safer Calibration Liquids

May 22, 2012 Office

By John Wright, Aaron Johnson, Gina Kline, Chris Crowley, Jodie Pope, Vern Bean, Kevin John, Jeremy Latsko, David Pfeffer, James Winchester, Michael Case, Gary Mahoney, Gary Quigley, Jason Bellavance, Jon Fitzgerald, Bradley Ramsey, Wes England, […]

Rethinking the Flexible Standards Paradigm

May 22, 2012 Office

By Michael Schwartz In many of today’s software projects, developers are challenged with the task of designing interchangeable standards architecture into their metrology based applications. Currently, many developers see an oscilloscope as an oscilloscope and […]

Improving Safety Measures and Measures of Safety for World Metrology Day 2012

May 17, 2012 Office

From NIST Tech Beat: May 17, 2012 World Metrology Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of the Meter on May 20, 1875. By signing the treaty, representatives from 17 nations, including the United States, […]

Fluke Calibration 52120A Transconductance Amplifier

May 14, 2012 Office

Everett, Wash. – Fluke® Calibration introduces the 52120A Transconductance Amplifier, which expands calibration capabilities to a broad array of power and energy meters, clamp meters, current transformers and Rogowski coils (e.g. Fluke i6000 iFlex) up […]

New Additel Pressure Calibrator

May 1, 2012 Office

Additel Corporation, one of the leading worldwide providers of process calibration tools, has introduced the new ADT761 Automated Pressure Calibrators, designed to combine an electronic pressure pump, pressure controller, and pressure indicator for automatic pressure […]