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  • 1.  World Metrology Day

    Posted 05-21-2026 02:56 PM

    Yesterday was World Metrology Day, and I wanted to share this awesome sticker I picked up at #WCQI2026!

    Many of us are familiar with this tool, but now I'm curious… what's your favorite metrology measurement instrument?

    Metrology is celebrated each year on 20 May
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    Frank Higley-Sanchez
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  • 2.  RE: World Metrology Day

    Posted 05-21-2026 03:09 PM

    Hi Frank, my favourite metrology measurement instrument is a measuring tape.

    Thanks!



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    Marc Kanho
    Senior QMS Lead Auditor and Consultant
    K-Marc Canada
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  • 3.  RE: World Metrology Day

    Posted 05-25-2026 01:41 PM

    Hi @Marc Kanho,

    Nice! Measuring tapes are the OG poka‑yoke……until a human gets involved 😅



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    Frank Higley-Sanchez
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  • 4.  RE: World Metrology Day

    Posted 05-22-2026 05:05 PM
    Edited by Ben Koziol 05-22-2026 05:06 PM

    Frank, it was so cool to hang out with you at the ASQ World Conference in Orlando this week (pretty close to your own backyard)!

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlighted the first Metrology Day from way back in 1875 - the Meter Convention when 17 countries aligned on a definition for the unit of length for both meters and kilograms.  

    The Meter Convention is also the birthday of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in France, where a prototype kilogram and meter bar are stored. 

    Measurement science was undergirding several conversations among technical and certification leaders at WCQI around calibration and supply chain management. 

    As a relic of standards and our history of global cooperation, the international prototype of the kilogram is my favorite tool to shoutout here!!

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    Benjamin Koziol
    Marketing & Digital Specialist
    Exemplar Global · ASQ
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  • 5.  RE: World Metrology Day

    Posted 05-25-2026 01:47 PM

    Hi @Ben Koziol, 

    It was great seeing you there as well!!! Really good information, thanks for sharing.

    I have to say… without metrology, everything is just a guestimate 😄



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    Frank Higley-Sanchez
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