http://www.measurementblog.com Measurement devices, measurement education & measuring Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:55:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1450 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:29 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=151 Original Article dated: Dec 17, 2008 By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. During the past year, I’ve been discussing some of the best practices required to successfully add a new sensor to your operations. This month, I’ll examine the next to the last step in the process: commissioning the sensor. In this phase, you’re simply [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/feed/ 2 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:28:52 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=169 This eighth essay in a series on Sensorsmag.com. It is reproduced here with permission of SensorsMag a Questex Media Group, Inc. publication. The format has been slightly changed to make it easier to read online. Jul 22, 2008 – by: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. – Sensors This is the eighth essay in a series [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/reviewing-error-analysis/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/reviewing-error-analysis/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:23:20 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=155 This is the fifth essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for Sensors (Sensorsmag.com) titled “A Twelve-Step Sensor Selection Checklist.” . (Note: It has been modified very slightly to make it more easily read in this format) This month, I’ll look at the phase of the sensor selection process in which you [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/reviewing-error-analysis/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/the-deming-model/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/the-deming-model/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:24:06 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=125 The teachings and experiences of W. Edwards Deming slowly took hold in my learning as I worked for a USA Steel Company in Ohio in the 1980s and ’90s. I knew little about Quality Assurance when I first joined the orgainzation, but got involved in their system of Statistical Process Control, that had been dubbed [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/the-deming-model/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/factors-influencing-measurement-and-calibration-uncertainty/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/factors-influencing-measurement-and-calibration-uncertainty/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:23:39 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=161 By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. – As published in Sensors This is the third essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for SensorsMag.com (Oct 23, 2007 ) titled “A Twelve-Step Sensor Selection Checklist“. This month’s piece deals with the factors that influence measurement and calibration uncertainty. (Note: It has been modified [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/factors-influencing-measurement-and-calibration-uncertainty/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/research-%e2%80%93-measurement-%e2%80%93-testing/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/research-%e2%80%93-measurement-%e2%80%93-testing/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:12:15 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=128 While following a web lead the other day I found these most interesting measurement publications on sale at the PTB web site in Germany. Here’s some of the text and an image from their pages. Monograph series of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig, Germany – The monograph series serves to present subjects which ensue from, [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/research-%e2%80%93-measurement-%e2%80%93-testing/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/deming-vs-dilbert-background/ http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/deming-vs-dilbert-background/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:07:46 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=114 To get back into the real sharing activity and intent of this blog to share my experiences with visitors, I plan to begin a series of short stories about my measurement experiences in both a small and large organizations over my multiple careers in R& D, Instrument Marketing and web publishing. In my multifaceted careers [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/deming-vs-dilbert-background/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/ncsl-international-a-call-to-action-for-metrology-in-the-usa/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/ncsl-international-a-call-to-action-for-metrology-in-the-usa/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:29:53 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/?p=112 NCSL International issues a call to action by the Metrology Community Boulder CO, USA — According to NCSL International’s Press release dated May 28th: The US Dept. of Labor rejects petition to recognize Metrology job descriptions in its proposed 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System” We know that Metrology is the bedrock upon which all [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/ncsl-international-a-call-to-action-for-metrology-in-the-usa/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/dynamic-msa/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/dynamic-msa/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:46:08 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/archives/88 Measurement System Analysis (MSA) as a dynamic, rather than static, beastie is discussed in a new online article entitled:Dynamic Analysis Offers a Better MSA Management Alternative on Semiconductor International, A Reed publication, by author Phillip H. Williams from Freescale Semiconductor. Among its answers to the question: “How often must we repeat our measurement system analysis?”, [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/dynamic-msa/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/one-day-nyc-symposium-on-demings-analytic-papers/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/one-day-nyc-symposium-on-demings-analytic-papers/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:30:44 +0000 Ray http://measurementblog.com/archives/60 Although many people know Dr. W. Edwards Deming mainly for his work in management, he is better known in the statistical and legal communities for his analytic work, especially sampling theory and practice. The Deming Institute is co-sponsoring a one-day symposium that will focus only on his statistical work. Papers for the September 24, 2007 [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/one-day-nyc-symposium-on-demings-analytic-papers/feed/ 0