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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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Test & Inspection

Modular Tooling Keeps On Truckin’

This technology is here to stay.
Linda Marino
September 1, 2021

The long haul trucking or “Over the Road” (OTR) vehicle industry is no stranger to implementing modular tooling for their fixturing needs, especially in America.


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ECM Opens Calibration Lab in Mexico

August 9, 2021
On August 5, 2021, East Coast Metrology, LLC. (ECM Global Measurement Solutions) announced a partnership with TECMED-3D, a dimensional measurement and metrology equipment rental company based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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TestEquity Acquires MCS Test

August 9, 2021
Acquisition of MCS Test provides an opportunity to expand test and measurement resources, solutions, and product selection in the UK.
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Industrial Computed Tomography

CT for Dimensional Precision Measurement Reaches Production Floors

In the use of CT as a measuring instrument, the aerospace, automotive and medical technology industries are pioneers.
Florian Knigge
August 8, 2021
Due to its ability to nondestructively capture, display and analyze the internal structures of objects in high resolution and three-dimensionally, industrial computed tomography is gaining importance as a precise 3D measuring technology for production in addition to the classic application fields of research and development and failure analysis.


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From the Editor | Darryl Seland

Ego or Progress?

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Darryl Seland
August 8, 2021
News in early July is usually dominated by Fourth of July celebrations and sporting events like the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup, and the MLB All-Star Game. This July has been no different, other than coverage of three separate American billionaires going, or soon planning to go, into outer space.
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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.
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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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