Application notes
Practical notes on pressure instrumentation, sensor replacement, analytical workflows, and traceable calibration planning.
A personal story from a pitfall documenter. How I ruined a major calibration order and the 5-point checklist I now use to prevent it, covering Ametek thermometers, Jofra rentals, HPLC columns, clamp meters, and pH meter calibration.
An honest account from an office administrator who swapped out generic temperature sensors for Ametek—and discovered that specs alone weren't the whole story.
Choosing between AMETEK's portfolio of process instruments, thermal cameras, or viscometers? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. Here's how to break it down by your actual use case.
A procurement manager shares how focusing on price instead of TCO nearly cost his company thousands. A story about pressure gauges, multimeters, megohmmeters, and the real value of customer education.
I'm the guy who documents every purchasing mistake for our lab. Here's how a focus on upfront cost over total lifetime value led to a $12,000 blunder with substandard pressure gauges—and how we now use a simple TCO checklist to prevent it.
Purchasing instrumentation like pressure gauges, viscometers, and thermal cameras can be a headache. This no-nonsense checklist helps administrators streamline their vendor selection and ordering process.
A procurement manager shares hard-won lessons on the hidden costs of industrial instrumentation, revealing why a $200 sensor can cost $800 over its lifetime and how a portfolio approach like Ametek's can save you thousands.
A practical guide to selecting pressure gauges, thermometers, and related instruments based on your specific use case. Covers Ametek US Gauge transducers, digital thermometers, even Sensus water meters and more. From an admin buyer who's been through the process.
A quality inspector answers common questions about Ametek flow meters, electronic calipers, fiber optic sensors, and how to navigate the Ametek products catalog.
A quality inspector shares why investing in precision measurement from Ametek prevents costly errors, backed by real audits and avoidable rework.