Accuracy is a critical factor in modern engineering. It can mean the difference between a solid, reliable, high-quality product and one that fails or quickly becomes a liability to its users. But for ...

The study of micro- and nanoscale surface metrology is becoming commonplace in industrial and research environments, as structures and surface features become smaller and smaller. In particular, ...

In ancient times when someone needed to make a measurement, they would turn to something close at hand, often literally a hand. A tradition that originated thousands of years ago in Egypt that is ...

During the manufacture of semiconductor wafers, thickness measurement forms an important part of this process, since it provides process engineers with the information required to ensure that ...

The feed, ethanol, seed, and grain industries have been increasingly requesting greater inventory accuracy. Continuous production and the financial performance of the industries rely on the value and ...

The demand to increase energy efficiency in electrical products is driving the development of more accurate measurement instruments. Modern instruments now can quantify incremental gains made as ...