Don’t Run Your Calibration Lab Like Blockbuster
One of the quotes I love is by Henry Ford: “If I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Another quote is from Neil deGrasse Tyson: “In the 1900s, horses […]
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Metrology Digitalization Workshop
Last week, I had the privilege of presenting at NCSLI’s first annual “Metrology Digitalization Workshop,” a significant milestone in our field. I couldn’t help but reflect on the journey we’ve taken since 2002, when my […]
Remote Debugging in the 21st Century
Now that more jobs have a “work from home” aspect, I thought I would focus this Automation Corner on how debugging has changed over the years. Back in the late 1990s, I first started working […]
Moving Away from Waterfall Metrology
Over the years, I have had one foot in the metrology/test and measurement world and the other foot in software and software architecture. With two different perspectives, I tend to look at things from multiple […]
The Hidden Value of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Electronic Records & Electronic Signatures
by Walter Nowocin There are many regulatory requirements that bio-medical companies need to follow; however, FDA 21 CFR Part 11 – Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures is one of the more obscure and misunderstood of the […]
Thinking Outside the Box with Modular Design
We have all heard this before: Think outside the box! But this is easier said than done. It is especially difficult to notice your own blinders because we all see things from our own point […]
A Better Way to MET/CAL® With a Twist of Object-Oriented Programming
by Michael L. Schwartz Fluke MET/CAL® is a great tool for automation, but it is dated. Over the last 40 years, how we write, support, and maintain software has changed dramatically! We have moved from […]
Diff Tools & Revision Control
Most revision control tools come with a diff tool of some kind. And if you develop software and don’t use revision control or a diff tool of some kind, I have to say, “WTF?” A […]