Metrology

Finding something underground is one thing. Giving a project team information they can actually use is another.

A technician might pick up a signal with an electromagnetic locator. A ground-penetrating radar scan might show an anomaly running through a proposed work area. An old…

For decades, reverse engineering was a tool reserved for large manufacturers. Aerospace manufacturers leaned on it to keep aging fleets in service when computer-aided design (CAD) data were missing. Defense contractors relied on it to re-create components that had long outlived their original…

When doctors need to deliver precise doses of medicine on a strict schedule, they often administer it intravenously. Intravenous drug delivery methods need to carefully control the flow of medicine into a patient. Knowing the medicine’s flow rate—or the volume of fluid flowing into the patient…

Quality control processes are never about single-inspection scenarios—and yet most inspection systems are. Inspection requirements constantly shift between part dimensions, hard-to-reach areas, quick validations, and precise feature measurements, creating daily challenges for QC professionals.…

In the world of mining, structural collapse is a worst-case scenario. Whenever ground gives way, it puts miners at risk—and it often leads to site closure.

Once all miners are accounted for, it’s time for the recovery operation to begin. Limited visibility often means it’s…

I’ve written many times about how air gauging allows you to measure many jobs faster, more conveniently, and more accurately than other gauging methods.

For measuring all hole conditions, air gauging is unsurpassed for speed and accuracy. When checking any dimensional…