In this job, I get a lot of questions. In fact, I did some figuring the other day and estimated, conservatively, that we have probably answered at least 50,000 gauging questions over the past 35 years or so.

Some of these questions have been challenging. They’ve pushed me to learn more about my business and our industry, and to grow professionally.

Many questions have to do with various “rules of thumb” that have been floating around the industry for ages. During this time, much has happened to standardize the measurement process and make it more reliable and repeatable. Through international, national, and industrial organizations, procedures have been put in place to help ensure that the measurement process, and the verification of that process, is correct and followed every time.

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