In Days of Old
Measuring Days Gone By
by Dan Wiswell When people see some of the equipment that I’ve been tucking away over the years, the first question that most ask is: “How old is it?” We also hear this question at […]
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Automation Corner
Will ChatGPT Replace Me?
For those of you who have heard about ChatGPT or even played with it, this question of whether it will replace me doesn’t seem to be a question of “If” but more of a question […]
Books
The ASQ Metrology Handbook
Published in 2023. 736 pages. ISBN: 978-1-63694-019-9. Order from ASQ Book Store. Available in Print or Digital. Developed by experts in the field a s a comprehensive and practical reference, The ASQ Metrology Handbook, Third Edition provides […]
News
Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass | NIST
In a brightly lit subterranean lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits a room-sized electromechanical machine called the NIST-4 Kibble balance.The instrument can already measure the mass of objects of roughly […]
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New version of the JCTLM database launched | BIPM
The new version of the JCTLM Database of Reference Materials, Methods and Services for in vitro diagnostics went live on 3 October 2022.The database is accessible through the JCTLM web portal with the new search […]
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Human- and machine-readable KC reports using the PDF/A-3 format | BIPM
The BIPM is pleased to announce the publication of the first key comparison report embedding machine-readable (XML and JSON) versions of the document. Use of the PDF/A-3 standard in this way was originally suggested by […]
Articles
U.S. Calibration Occupation Demographics
by Christopher Grachanen While researching to determine if calibration occupations had been included in the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOC), I came across a May 2021 DOL report with a wealth […]
In Days of Old
Ghosts in the Landscape
by Dan Wiswell Growing up in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts I have always been aware of the mills that are in my area. I knew at an early age the difference between an old […]