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The Datum

Thinking, applications and profiles on the issues and people defining the future of Metrology

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The Metrology Calibrator - The Three Minute Metrology Guide
The Metrology Calibrator - The Three Minute Metrology Guide

The issue A three-point bore gauge measures relative to zero, and that zero has to be set before every job against a known diameter. The standard method is a ring gauge machined to the exact nominal size being measured. The problems with the usual answers Buying a full set

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From demo to factory - scaling robot production and the actuator bore gauging gap
From demo to factory - scaling robot production and the actuator bore gauging gap

A practical guide for engineering leads and investor due diligence reviews

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The Metrology Governance gap cost Boeing $237.5 Million. A guide for directors and counsel.
The Metrology Governance gap cost Boeing $237.5 Million. A guide for directors and counsel.

Metrology governance lets boards prove they know what their instruments show. Three forces driving this new category of risk.

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Uber for Robots just raised $1.7bn. The Metrology gap just got bigger.
Uber for Robots just raised $1.7bn. The Metrology gap just got bigger.

Robots for food, mining and heavy transport. Andreessen Horowitz's bet on an 8 year stealth startup

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Elon needs half a billion calibration certificates. No one has them. Yet.
Elon needs half a billion calibration certificates. No one has them. Yet.

Tesla starts Optimus production at Fremont this month, on a line designed for a million robots a year.

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Deep Bore Measurement - The Three Minute Metrology Guide
Deep Bore Measurement - The Three Minute Metrology Guide

The issue Depth is a key challenge for accurate bore gauging. Honed hydraulic cylinders, gun barrels, drive housings, heat-exchanger bores — the diameter that matters is metres from the operator's hand, and three separate problems compound on the way down: the gauge axis must stay aligned to the

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