Variation in flowmeter manufacture: Some observations and lessons

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 218, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 961-975

  Baker, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flowmeter manufacture; Good housekeeping; Instrumentation manufacture; Manufacturing variation; Whole life verification of products

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE REGULATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TRANSDUCERS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

FLOWMETER MANUFACTURE; GOOD HOUSEKEEPING; INSTRUMENTATION MANUFACTURE; MANUFACTURING VARIATIONS;

MAGNETIC FLOWMETERS;

EID: 4043123931     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405041486082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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