CONTENTS
INDYSOFT TO THE CLOUD
TAKING CALIBRATION MANAGEMENT
8 NEWS
PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL
Pipettes need to be well maintained through regular calibration intervals to ensure they continue to perform accurately
TEST & MEASUREMENT
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A new SLSC is helping one company develop the latest addition to the Gripen Fighter System family
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5. Powering the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier
Taking calibration management to the cloud
Cases & enclosures.. 12. Laser machining centres
Signal conditioning...
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Pharmaceutical & medical... 14. The importance of pipette calibration
Flow, level & control...
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18. Flow meters in different industries 19. Measuring flow in a sludge treatment plan
Pressure measurement... 20. Differential pressure measurement
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26. Self-configuring digital signal conditioners
Test & measurement... 31. In-process testing of bolted joints
31. Elevating testing of the world’s most cost-effective fighter plane
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EDITOR’S CHOICE
6. Reducing the complexity of calibrating power meters and analysers
FEATURES Calibration... 10. It’s time to torque ISO 6789-2:2017
The future is 80 GHz: a new generation of radar level sensors
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