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Quality Starts with Annual Measuring Instrument Calibrations To understand the importance of calibrating your measuring instruments you must first understand the definition of calibration. In accordance to the International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM), Calibration is the comparison of a measurement instrument to a standard of a higher level.  This process is done … Read more

Best Practices in BIM – Top 5 Steps for Scan to BIM When you enter the 3D world of BIM, you need to understand the concept behind it. Building Information Modeling, often referred to as BIM, is the glue that connects the design process and the actual construction process together. Committing to using BIM on … Read more

How to Get Management to Fund Metrology Training Quality control processes have become established company standard across many manufacturing organizations around the world. When it comes to outsourcing metrology services, or purchasing quality control equipment for your metrology lab, it’s a pretty easy sell to management. Training employees; however, can be a tough sell and … Read more

Taking the Next Step in Your Measurement Process Adapting to New Inspection Processes Remember the days when calipers, bore gauges, micrometers, height gages and protractors comprised the standard suite of inspection tools? Although many companies continue to use these instruments, they are no longer the only tools used as part of the inspection process. In today’s world, quality … Read more

We Bring our A2LA Accredited Laboratory to You It’s the end of the month, production is high, you need those hot jobs inspected and out the door. You are aware of your equipment needing calibration, but weeks of downtime in production is less than appealing. Why ship your equipment out when your equipment can be calibrated at … Read more

The Value of Virtual Gauging in Today’s Manufacturing Environment Article by Steve Vosmik, ECM Global As laser scanning becomes more readily accepted by the manufacturing community as a viable inspection and validation method, many new applications have begun to surface. Although interest from industry has been there for some time, it is the accuracy and … Read more

Reverse Engineering for the 3D Printing Market Article by Steve Vosmik, ECM With the ever-increasing popularity of 3D printing/additive manufacturing comes an increased need for the creation of accurate and detailed CAD models. As this industry continues to mature and areas where this technology is best suited begin to emerge, one in particular can prove … Read more