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Beyond 4:1: What Calibration Ratios Were Meant to Do

May 27, 2026 Office

by Tray Eason The 4:1 calibration ratio is still widely referenced in industrial quality systems and procurement language. Many organizations treat it as a requirement for good calibration, and some treat it as an acceptance […]

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Metrology for Newbs: Entering the Community, Not Just the Career

May 27, 2026 Office

by Joseph Rindone Most people don’t choose metrology, at least not at first. They arrive through necessity. A technician is handed an instrument and told to calibrate it. An engineer is tasked with verifying measurements. […]

Resistance Decade Boxes – Where and How They are Used

May 27, 2026 Office

by Jesse Morse Once looked upon as a simple passive instrument of little importance mostly found in engineering and calibration departments. Today, however, they are perhaps an indispensable instrument, not only in those departments, but […]

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MSL Uncertainty Calculator

May 14, 2026 Office

The MSL Uncertainty Calculator is an Excel spreadsheet that provides an uncertainty table suitable for summarising and propagating uncertainties. The total uncertainty is calculated together with the effective degrees of freedom and coverage factor. This […]

Druck Launches UPS4E-IS, the World’s Only Intrinsically Safe Pocket-Size Loop Calibrator

April 30, 2026 Office

LEICESTER, U.K. – April 30, 2026 – Druck (druck.com), a Crane Company (www.craneco.com) business and a leader in pressure measurement and instrumentation, has launched the UPS4E‑IS, an intrinsically safe, pocket‑size loop calibrator that sets a new […]

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Metrology and Quality Through Education

April 29, 2026 Office

Carson, California, April 29, 2026 — The digital revolution driving how organizations function today is advancing at a pace where the foundational processes that prepare professionals, especially metrologists, with a challenge to remain current. Industry […]

Renishaw to showcase robot efficiency solutions and advanced gauging systems at Automate 2026

April 23, 2026 Office

WEST DUNDEE, IL – Renishaw, a global leader in precision engineering and manufacturing technologies, will highlight its latest solutions for maximizing robot performance and manufacturing efficiency at Automate 2026, taking place June 22–25 at McCormick Place in […]

IndySoft Empowers the Technician with Launch of Scales

April 15, 2026 Office

CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 15, 2026) — IndySoft, the global leader in calibration and asset management software, today announced the launch of IndySoft Scales, a mobile calibration app that is touch-optimized, voice-enabled, and offline-first. The platform […]