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Other Dimensions: DIY Gage Calibration: A Primer for Management

One of the hardest parts of doing your own gage calibration is having the right personnel to do the work.

November 15, 2021

Many company owners or managers are frequently asked by staff to consider bringing gage and instrument calibration in-house.

Quality 101

Calibration 101: It's An Important But Often Overlooked Aspect of Quality

Michelle Bangert

November 1, 2021

Whether you’re doing internal calibrations or outsourcing it, it’s important to understand calibration basics. This can mean the difference between a company that runs smoothly—or scrambles to get by.

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Other Dimensions: Settling Measurement Disputes

Not all parties to a dispute understand the importance of uncertainty budgets.

Hill Cox

October 8, 2021

Settling measurement disputes should be an easy matter since they are all about numbers, but unfortunately it doesn’t work out that way.

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Other Dimensions: No Quote!

When you're fooling around with millionths of an inch, it doesn't take much to miss the target.

Hill Cox

September 8, 2021

The title of this column may lead many to believe this rant is all about politicians but it is not.

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Measurement | Calibrate Better

Smart Manufacturers Know the Importance of Calibration

Michelle Bangert

August 1, 2021

While some calibration challenges are ever-present, calibration—as with so many things this past year—has changed because of the pandemic. Manufacturers may have extended their calibration cycles for gages that were not being used, or put off calibration.

Other Dimensions | Hill Cox

OD Panic!

Independent calibration facilities are familiar with the symptoms common to this affliction.

Hill Cox

August 1, 2021

It’s not what you’re thinking. It stands for ‘overdue’ and nothing puts quality people into panic mode faster than the realization they’ve got some items in their system that are overdue for calibration and, of course, a quality audit is happening within a day or so.

Other Dimensions | Hill Cox

Hand Tool Calibration

Calibration of these instruments can be simple or complicated by those making a career out of the process.

Hill Cox

July 15, 2021

In keeping with my recent columns summarizing the calibration of various gages, I offer this one as a catchall for the many precision hand tools used for measurements.

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Plain Ring Gage Calibration

Short Range Comparison Techniques are the Most Popular for Calibrating Plain Rings.

Hill Cox

June 15, 2021

This column is the fourth in a series of overviews on gage calibration to give you some idea of what is involved at this level of measurement. A book could probably be written on each subject and not do the job very well so I will continue keeping it simple to avoid completely ruining your day.

Other Dimensions | Hill Cox

Plain Plug Gage Calibration

Nothing could be simpler than calibrating the lowly plain plug gage - at least at first glance

Hill Cox

May 7, 2021

Following the path of a cheap and cheerful ‘how to do it’ format of the last two columns, I continue with something easy – or is it?

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Thread Ring Gage Calibration

The basic advantage of the solid thread ring is that it does not have a size adjustment that can be changed.

Hill Cox

April 8, 2021

In my last column I listed some basic equipment requirements for the calibration of thread plug gages so I thought it would be helpful to give mating gages the same treatment.