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Modular vs. Monolithic Automation

December 14, 2017 Office

by Michael Schwartz Over the past 30 years of my software and automation career, I have migrated to a modular approach to software design. I come from an Object Oriented Programming (OOP) background and I […]

Using Metrology.NET to Calculate ISO/IEC 17025 Uncertainties for Fluke MET/CAL

September 11, 2017 Office

by Michael Schwartz Writing automated calibrations and controlling test equipment is easy. But once you have the automation working, now it’s time to calculate the uncertainties. Often calculating uncertainties and documenting the results takes longer […]

Thoughts on Database Design

September 11, 2017 Michael Schwartz

I am most known in the industry for my abilities related to writing automated calibration procedures. I have created projects in VB, Lab View, MET/CAL®, MUDCATS, C#, C++, and RMB, just to name a few. […]

SOA/CMC Editor & Search Tools

June 21, 2017 Michael Schwartz

Over the past four years, we at Cal Lab Solutions have been heads-down coding and designing new features for Metrology.NET®. Our goal has been to Make Metrology Better! The key members of our team are […]

A Standard Text File Format for the Exchange of Cal Data Required for Analysis

June 21, 2017 Office

by Dr. Alex Lepek The purpose of this paper is to initiate standardization between calibration labs and users of the file for exchanging calibration data. Experience has it that to agree upon a file that […]

Creating a Metrology Taxonomy

February 23, 2017 Michael Schwartz

by Michael Schwartz & David Zajac Metrology is the science of measurement. For thousands of years we have been creating newer and better ways of measuring things, but in all that time, metrology still lacks […]

Uncertainty Calculations That Excel!

December 2, 2016 Michael Schwartz

The other day I read an article titled “Five easy steps for adding measurement uncertainties to your calibration data.” It described a very easy process of copying cells from one Microsoft Excel® file to another, […]

Calibration Lab Vectors of Vulnerability

August 15, 2016 Office

by Marcus Vickers No, I am not talking about RF & Microwave calibration! In this context I am talking about the Vectors of Vulnerability through the calibration lab as it relates to Information Technology (IT) […]