Henry Zumbrun is with Morehouse Instrument Company in York, PA. www.mhforce.com. Special thank you to Greg Cenker, Senior Metrologist @ IndySoft, for his collaboration and team-presentation of Decision Rules courses in Akron Ohio at the ASQ in October 2023.
The Deflategate scandal erupted following the 2014 AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts when accusations emerged that the Patriots had intentionally deflated footballs to gain an unfair advantage.
Not using the proper adapters to calibrate load cells, truck and aircraft scales, tension links, dynamometers, and other force measuring devices can produce significant measurement errors and pose serious safety concerns.
