2008 Benchmarking Survey

Last year NCSLI began a new benchmarking program that collects information each year from its membership. This year, we are only benchmarking demographics, productivity, compliances, and education and training.

Your participation is greatly appreciated and will ensure accuracy in depicting trends in the metrology industry. The information you furnish in this survey will be consolidated and summarized by professional volunteers at NCSL International. The summarized results will be presented at the annual NCSLI Symposium and Workshop. It will also be provided in summary form to all NCSLI "Organizational Membership" to use to ascertain how their operation compares to these benchmarks. Individual and raw data will not be shared with members, or to outside persons, organizations, or companies

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Why should your business have an interest in metrology?  If the goal of your business is to make a quality product or service, and ultimately a profit, then metrology has a direct impact on your business.  Metrology is the science of measurement, and measurements are critical to industry.

The quality of measurements made during design and manufacturing will directly affect the quality of a product, and poor measurements may even mean scrapping products entirely.  Conversely, precision measurements and state-of-the-art capabilities may lead to patents and superior products, giving one company an edge over its competition.  From research and development to shipping and receiving, measurements matter to business.

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I will be preparing for my second board meeting as President. I am pleased to introduce two new members to the board: Mark Lapinskes (Sypris) and Jim Salsbury (Mitutoyo). Mark was appointed because of the vacancy created by Malcolm Smith's transition as our new Executive Vice President. Roxanne Robinson has replaced Malcolm Smith as the VP of International Affairs. Mark has been active as the Education Liaison committee chair. Jim Salsbury was appointed to replace Tom Wunsch, who resigned his position because of a job change. Jim has been active as the committee chair for Dimensional Metrology.

Besides being crowned by the board in January (literally – a purple crown with jewels!), I was also asked to restructure board agendas to make the best use of the board's time. In order to do this I plan on conducting two operational board meetings in April and October, and holding a strategic board meeting in August in conjunction with the annual Workshop and Symposium. Board meetings are always open and the board welcomes participation from the membership. Operational board meetings will focus on the details of running the organization, literally the business operations and the processes being used to accomplish our strategic goals. Strategic board meetings will focus on setting the vision and direction of NCSLI, but will still allow for brief operational reports by NMI's, liaisons and committee chairs.

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NCSLI Worldwide News "metrologist"

NCSL International is pleased to announce the launching of a new Worldwide news in metrology, called, metrologist. The publication primary audience is centered on calibration laboratory personnel, from laboratory managers to project leaders to technicians. The quarterly publication will begin with its first issue in Jan, 2008. <MORE INFO>

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