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Temperature Influences Measurement Accuracy

During my career, I've noticed that many companies, and the actual users of measurement equipment, do not understand the effect that temperature has on accurate measurement. With today's tighter measurement requirements, one must eliminate as many variables as possible-including temperature.

For instance, some of my customers had the idea their measurement equipment had to be kept in an air-conditioned room. When I walked into the room where they kept the equipment, it felt like a meat locker! There are a number of reasons why this is not good. The primary reason, though, is that the temperature is still very much out of control. It's a common mistake to interpret air conditioning as a ...

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