Vol. 28:4 (Oct 2021) – Cal Lab Magazine

Temperature Calibrations, Part 4

November 12, 2021 Office

by Ryan Egbert & Joseph Rindone The following article is the last of a four-part Metrology 101 series focusing on temperature. The written content provided here is also intended to be combined with demonstration videos […]

A Case Study on Interlaboratory Consensus Building

November 12, 2021 Office

by Hening Huang This technical note reports a case study that addresses a challenge of interlaboratory consensus building called for by Possolo (2020). The consensus value is estimated as a weighted-average (WA) and the associated […]

TAR Versus TUR: Why TAR Should RIP ASAP

November 12, 2021 Office

by Henry Zumbrun There is a bit of a disconnect regarding risk mitigation practices in the metrology and calibration provider community. Most likely, this comes from a misunderstanding of terminology or legacy requirements that have […]

The Hidden Costs of Software Development

November 12, 2021 Michael Schwartz

There is a hidden cost in developing and supporting automated calibration procedures, that is the cost of supporting and updating the software after the initial development cost. The industry sets an average metric of 80%. […]