served the automotive, aerospace, military, utility, pharmaceutical, chemical, and food preparation industries (to name just a few)

done leak detection, energy management, materials durability testing, batch weighing, biometrology, and engine dynamometry

provided machine-dedicated panel meters, factory-wide distributed networks, integrated PC/PLC front ends, and closed-loop servo systems with high-speed PID control

weighed moon rocks

monitored Indy race car performance with unique on-board instrumentation (at over 200 MPH!)

measured the thickness of (unbroken) egg shells, the firmness of onions, the rate of fruit growth, and the force with which a laboratory mouse presses a lever to get food

monitored smoke stack emissions, oil rig bulkheads, and the sway of skyscrapers in the wind

tested the amount of oxygenation at different lake water depths

gaged parts with sophisticated on-line SPC/SQC techniques

monitored and controlled the on-line production of hoses, valves, shock absorbers, AC generators, electrical switches, and automobile transmissions

handled the automatic performance testing of pumps, air conditioners, bicycle brakes, jet engines, refrigerators, helicopter blades, and missile gyros

measured strains and stresses, peak torques and press loads, remote tank levels, fuel flow, mass flow, tool chatter, spring force, wheel runout, oven temperature, engine dwell angle, aircraft wing profile and center of gravity, machine vibration, printing press web tension, and the thickness of rolled steel, carpet backing, and tire treads . . .