Quality Calibration Service is an Important Decision Factor Metrology and Quality News, a daily online publication providing the latest global metrology and quality news from the manufacturing industry, features an article from Henry A. Zumbrun, President of Morehouse Instrument Company, Inc. The article, “Balancing Key Factors in Selecting Calibration Providers,” appears in the December 1st […]
2021 Back-to-Basics Series: Force Calibration and its Importance For the start of the new year and our 101st year in business, we thought about the tremendous amount of knowledge Morehouse Instrument Company has shared throughout the years with blogs, technical papers, and webinars. This education aligns with our purpose, to create a safer world by […]
100 Years of Morehouse and 100 Blog Posts The 100th blog post, what to do? 100 years in business, 100 blog posts, several papers, and technical articles along the way. Communication has changed from a switchboard phone to a handheld personal computer that can receive this message. From the proving ring to today's deadweight […]
The Top 3 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Load Cell Usefulness may be the one word we often neglect to consider when purchasing force-measuring equipment or any test equipment. Let's think about that for a bit and let it sink in. Most people I have run across seem to be concerned with price, a […]
Why a 4:1 TUR is Not Enough: The Importance of Analyzing the Probability of False Accept Risk Figure 1 Graph Showing Method 5 Acceptance Limits Several organizations and publications reference the use of a 4:1 Test Uncertainty Ratio (TUR). Some standards even reference a TUR requirement greater than or equal to 4:1. The question to […]
Force Measurement Error – Time Interval Between Two Successive Loadings Has anyone ever wondered if there is a difference in calibration results if the time interval between two successive loadings is changed? Is faster better and does it matter if the calibration takes 10 minutes on an automated machine pictured in Figure 2 below, or […]