Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference 2007 Wrap-Up
The 23rd Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference convened at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, July
Welcome to CMSC World
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Risky Business
You manufacture a part that must be within design tolerances to work properly, so you need to measure it. It costs to:
Interpreting GD&T-Decorated CAD Models
Continuing with our analysis of the Greatest Design T
That’s Highly Nonlinear!
Many measurements assume that a measuring device performs in the same way throughout its measuring range.
Is GD&T a Lot of Gol-Derned Trouble?
What is GD&T, anyway? The Greatest Design Tool ever, or a whole bunch of Gol-Derned Trouble?
Golf Specs
All this talk about work in past columns—and the end of summer looming—makes me think about golf. You may not discuss golf and measurement in the same breath, but there are a lot of critical measurements involved in golf.
Imaging Accuracy
In last month’s column, I talked about the accuracy funnel, which shows that in a me
Funneling Accuracy
In last month’s column, I talked about the format of accuracy specifications for vid