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Column | Hill Cox

Other Dimensions: No Quote!

When you're fooling around with millionths of an inch, it doesn't take much to miss the target.
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Hill Cox
September 8, 2021
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The title of this column may lead many to believe this rant is all about politicians but it is not.


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Facing Reality

Disputes over measurements continue to plague the industry.
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Hill Cox
October 1, 2019
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The American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association (AMTMA) is an organization whose members manufacture, supply, and/or calibrate precision gages and measuring instruments. If you use this type of equipment, the odds are it came from one or more AMTMA member companies.


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Buehler Quick Ship Program for Wilson Certified Hardness Test Blocks

February 6, 2018
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Buehler is introducing a Quick Ship program for the popular Wilson certified Rockwell hardness test blocks.  For ultimate accuracy and performance in tester verification, Buehler has calibration sets available for most Rockwell scales.  


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High Precision Specialized Gage Blocks

How precise does this master you need have to be?
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Hill Cox
December 14, 2017
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We are frequently asked to quote on gage blocks made to non-standard dimensions. Requests like this leads to a number of questions, the first question being why they are needed in the first place. 


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Language evolves as people adapt to improve its perceived usefulness.

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Hill Cox
November 1, 2016
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I mention this term upfront to save irate letters from purists who decry the use of slang terminology due to problems it can create.


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Precision Speak

A guide to the jargon from each system of measurement.
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Hill Cox
October 1, 2016
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Every industry has a jargon of its own and dimensional metrology is no different. The reason is ease of verbal communication, but that communication can be confusing at times for the uninitiated.


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Keeping Your Gage Blocks in Shape

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Hill Cox
September 1, 2016
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In the dimensional metrology field, gage blocks are the universally used physical standards to which most linear dimensions are compared directly or indirectly. 


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Another Look at Gage Block Calibration

The two-part series on gage block calibration continues.
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Hill Cox
November 6, 2013
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The long awaited moment has arrived. Your blocks are back from the lab complete with a calibration report outlining the measured size of each piece in the set. Now what?
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Gage Block Calibration

Consider these steps before going through the process.
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Hill Cox
October 9, 2013
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Gage blocks are the most used physical representation of length available to companies requiring the highest order of precision for their work.


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Quality 101: Gage Blocks

Carl Stearns
May 2, 2012
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A measurement system invented more than a century ago, gage blocks are still the primary standard for manufacturing traceability throughout the world.
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