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The GD&T Encoding Process—Final Steps -- 05/08/2008
Smart GD&T workshop No. 8
by William Tandler

The GD&T Encoding Process -- 04/10/2008
Smart GD&T workshop No. 7
by William Tandler

Making Sense of Sensors -- 03/13/2008
An exercise in semantics
by Fred Mason

Establishing Datum Reference Frames -- 03/13/2008
Smart GD&T workshop No. 6
by William Tandler

Close to the Edge -- 02/14/2008
But not over it
by Fred Mason

All Those Datum Things -- 02/14/2008
Smart GD&T workshop No. 5
by William Tandler

Tolerance Zone “Size” and “Mobility” Modifiers -- 01/10/2008
Smart GD&T workshop No. 4
by William Tandler

Outsourcing Measurement -- 01/10/2008
Sometimes a bad idea
by Fred Mason

The Perfect Imaginary World of GD&T -- 12/13/2007
Smart GD&T workshop No. 3
by William Tandler

Black Friday—Interpreting Economic Data -- 12/13/2007
Bah humbug!
by Fred Mason

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A Better Definition for the Kilogram? -- 02/14/2008
Scientists propose a precise integer number of carbon atoms
by John Toon

Very Large-Scale Assembly -- 01/10/2008
An Airbus A380 case study
by Anne Willimann

Strengthening Data Integrity -- 04/12/2007
Minimizing pipetting error
by Richard Curtis, Ph.D.

Measuring Wetlands -- 01/11/2007
Soil color matters
by Michael H. Brill, Ph.D.

Local (Not Global) Warming -- 11/09/2006
Are you measuring it?
by Fred Mason

Higher Throughputs, Safer Parts -- 11/09/2006
High-resolution, press-fit monitoring
by Stephen C. Webb

Is It Absolutely Absolute? -- 10/12/2006
More or less
by Fred Mason

Saving the Surface -- 10/12/2006
Paint and color technology
by Michael H. Brill

How to Improve Pipetting Technique -- 09/14/2006
Ten useful tips
by George Rodrigues, Ph.D.

Do You Suffer from Empty Resolution? -- 09/14/2006
Meaningless numbers
by Fred Mason

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Metrology
Topics include ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001:2000 and calibration, gage calibration, measurement techniques, gage care and feeding, use of various measurement equipment, etc.
Moderator(s): Hershal Brewer