/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/why-is-my-equipment-being-taken-awayAnyone working in a manufacturing plant knows the horrible feeling when the person responsible for equipment calibration comes around looking at calibration stickers. More than once I&#39;ve found myself trying to plead for an extra week, saying “I...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/why-is-my-equipment-being-taken-awayThu, 26 Apr 2012 19:08:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0b9db874-ab22-4d32-8d4a-e09404d9d9f8DAB1<p>Hi Dave,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I confess, I was a PMI abuser in my early days.&nbsp; Luckily my boss set me down and explained how valuable their work was for us to continue our research.&nbsp; After that I found that if you were nice, they would work with you instead of sneaking in after you left for the day.&nbsp; By the time I left the lab for other work, they would give me a heads up and round up a loner so I could just plug it in and keep the measurements going.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since then I adopted a much different attitude and appreciation for well calibrated equipment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good post,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13980&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">