The ASTM E74 Lower Limit Factor: What it is, What it is Not, and How to Use it in a Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Many people in this business know their instruments, standards, and processes. The trouble starts when something new lands in the scope. A parameter shows up that nobody on staff has had to […]
A Load Cell Is a Spring You Learn to Trust: A Guide to Strain Gauge Load Cells A load cell is a precision spring: a strain gauge load cell converts the elastic element's deformation under force into an electrical signal through bonded strain gauges and a Wheatstone bridge. Non-linearity, hysteresis, and creep all describe how […]
The Honest Answer that May Have Cost us a Million Dollars: Why Trustworthy Calibration Services Matter “You can’t handle the truth!” – Colonel Jessup, A Few Good Men Colonel Jessup was wrong about most things, but he was onto something: the truth is not always what people want to hear. Not long ago, a prospective […]
