100 Years and 100 Blog Posts
Harry E Zumbrun and William S Morehouse

100 Years and 100 Blog Posts

100 Years and 100 Blog Posts

The 100th blog post, what to do? 100 years in business, 100 blog posts, several papers, and technical articles along the way. Communication has changed from a switchboard phone to a handheld personal computer that can receive this message. From the proving ring to the deadweight calibrating machines of today, calibration technology has also changed over the years. Lots of history, lots of learning, lots of education, lots of false starts, some abandoned, some quite successful, others not so much, and so much gratitude to all.

Many of you have been with Morehouse for years, maybe decades, and all I can say is that you have enriched our lives. From past employees, owners, and customers, you all have shaped who we are today, and for that, I thank you. Thank you for your hard work, your mistakes that created headaches, those headaches that helped us learn and become better, your trust, and your help in making us always want to be better.

So, for our 100th post, I thank you all. May we continue this journey together and as for the ups and downs; you all have played a part in this journey, and we look forward to continuing it. Below is a list of some of my favorite blog posts followed by pictures of our history over the last 100 years.

Converting an mV/V load cell signal into Engineering Units: Why this may be the most accurate and cost-effective way to use a calibration curve.

Load cell calibration: What does “Traceable to NIST” really mean?

Making a statement of compliance: The three main reasons calibration laboratories fail to get things right

Measurement Risk - What you need to know about your calibration provider. You may not be getting what you really need!

The Top 5 costly calibration mistakes for force measurements

Top 3 ASTM E74 Load Cell Calibrations Mistakes 

WHY A 4:1 T.U.R. IS NOT ENOUGH: THE IMPORTANCE OF ANALYZING THE PROBABILITY OF FALSE ACCEPT RISK

Without the Right Adapters a Force Calibration Technician is Nothing Short of Being Called a Miracle Worker

Using Mass Weights to Calibrate Force Devices Can Result in a Large Measurement Error

100 Years and Some Interesting Pictures

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Morehouse Springiness Tester circa 1920's I believe about a dozen were sold.

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1927 Morehouse Brick Tester... What could have been our foray into the testing industry? There wasn't much of a market there :)

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Instead, circa 1930's we decided to make and refine the greatest force instrument to calibrate testing machines. 


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And by the 1950s, what would be used to calibrate the Proving Rings, Morehouse Deadweight Machines, of course?

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The 1960s also brought the Unipour, which sold maybe 1 unit. The rumor was that the person who tested it was too short, and it failed.

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The 1960s brought this great technology called a Morehouse Proving Ring Balancing Instrument. The first semi-digital proving ring. I was still calibrating these into the early 2000's.

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A Wheel Load Weigher Machine used to Calibrate Truck Scales circa the 1970s

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Enter the digital revolution of the 1980s and Morehouse Digital Ring Force Gauges.  


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What is better than photos of Morehouse Proving Rings? Photos of Morehouse Proving Rings in Space!

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In 2004, Morehouse built a 120,000 lbf deadweight machine with an achieved uncertainty of 0.0016 % of applied force. (Pictured with a Proving Ring for good measure)

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2017 A Morehouse Portable Calibrating Machine. This product has been part of our continuing designs, where we are now developing or redesigning two to four new products per year that meet customer needs.  

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Morehouse Patent Pending Clevis and Pin Sets

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Morehouse Aircraft and Truck Scale Calibrator Redesign

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Here at Morehouse, we believe in changing how people think about Force and Torque calibration. We challenge the "just calibrate it" mentality by educating our customers on what matters, what causes significant errors, and focus on reducing them. Morehouse makes simple to use calibration products. We have certainly had some misses throughout the years; however, we build fantastic force equipment that is plumb, level, square, rigid, and provide unparalleled calibration service with less than two-week lead times.

Contact us at 717-843-0081 to speak to a live person or email [email protected] for more information.

Written by Henry Zumbrun

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Dawn Mentzer

Freelance Content Writer / Marketing Copywriter / Ghostwriter - Human-Crafted Content...Always

1 年

Congrats on your milestone -- what a remarkable history!

Harry C Spinks

Calibration Mgt Consultant - Calibration Lab Accreditation Assessor

1 年

As always, another great blog post. It's facinating to see the history of Morehouse and force calibration. A lot has happened over the last 100 years. Can you imagine what the next century brings!?! Thanks Henry.

Henry Z.

Author | Metrologist | President | Force & Torque Measurement Trainer.

4 年

I really like the old Black and White product pictures in this article.

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