Use the Principles of Good to Great in Metrology Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't has been on my top 5 must-reads for the last decade. Many in our company have read it, and we have had several meetings referencing the topics Jim Collins seems present effortlessly. This book […]
Applying Engineering Failure to Metrology: To Engineer is Human Engineering failure is measured in two ways: human death toll and materials lost. This is just one of many insights from Henry Petroski’s book To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design. As the president of a force calibration laboratory that has seen […]
Applying Atomic Habits to Metrology How can we apply what we learn in books to Metrological Practices? Many might be familiar with the rule of 72. In investments, the "rule of 72" is a simplified way to calculate how long an investment may take to double. The math is as simple as dividing 72 by […]
Business Jargon and Why Do Business People Speak Like Idiots In metrology, we think that we are speaking the same language. However, if one takes a quick poll on the term calibration, one will learn that many people say calibration includes adjustments when the VIM is quite clear that it does not. Many people use […]
Precision Calibration of Small Force Instruments with the Morehouse Small Deadweight Machine Calibrating small force instruments correctly is often difficult, often accomplished by physically stacking weights. At Morehouse, continuous improvement with an attention to detail is our hallmark. We know the drawbacks of makeshift setups, like stacking weights or using homemade jigs. The time-consuming calibration […]
Morehouse Now Offers Custom Load Pins Morehouse Instrument Company, a trusted and accredited provider of force and torque measurement services for over 100 years, is proud to announce its expanded capabilities to include designing and manufacturing custom load pins. Recognizing the critical role load pins play in various industries – from construction and manufacturing to […]
Decimal Places & Equipment Resolution How many decimal places are enough for equipment resolution? That’s the subject of the latest article by Morehouse Instrument Company president Henry Zumbrun, which appears in the May issue of Quality Digest. The article, How Many Decimal Places Are Enough, isn’t about formulas or rounding. Rather, it is literally about […]
How Low Can My Load Cell Go? Load Cell Impact on Measurement Uncertainty There are enough load cell intricacies impacting measurement uncertainties to write a book strictly on that subject, which Morehouse Instrument Company President Henry Zumbrun has already done. His newest article, How Low Can My Load Cell Go? appears in Cal Lab Magazine. […]
Specific Force Measuring Instruments Introduction At Morehouse, we have covered various sections of the ASTM E74 standard over numerous articles, papers, and posts. We have not covered specific force-measuring instruments for all of those various pieces. Yet, we frequently perform many calibrations and have sold equipment designed specifically for this criteria. Even though many customers […]
