Industrial Terminology Glossary – F
Factory Mutual (FM) Systems Approval
Meets FM requirements for safety. FM Approvals is an international leader in third-party testing and certification services.
A precision tool used for measuring the narrow gaps or clearances between two surfaces. Read More…
Ferrite Core
The magnetic core of wound electronics like transformers or inductors.
Ferrule
A metal band strengthening or forming a joint. In transducers, ferrules are used for strain relief of wire terminations.
A digital industrial network specifically designed to connect various devices and instruments within automation systems commonly found in industrial facilities or large-scale buildings. Read More…
Filtering Threshold
Threshold filters are commonly used in digital signal processing. A threshold filter examines each value of the input dataset and changes all values that do not meet the boundary conditions. The filtering threshold is a boundary condition for this process.
Firearms testing involves assessing the operational efficiency and safety of a firearm. Read More…
A critical quality control process for validating newly designed or modified products. Typically performed by suppliers but also by customers or third parties, it involves a thorough examination of engineering specs, precise dimension measurement, rigorous functionality testing, and defect inspection. Read More…
Flexures
Bearings which bend to allow other parts to move
A sturdy, ground-level weighing device used to measure the weight of large, heavy objects unsuitable for smaller scales. Read More…
A specialized device designed to gauge the volume or mass of a liquid or gas as it traverses a channel or pipeline. Read More…
FMVSS 302
A Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard which describes how fast a material burns
A force dynamometer, often referred to as a dyno, serves as an instrument designed for the precise measurement of force, torque, or power in various applications. Read More…
A compact, handheld instrument used for quantifying the exerted force during either a pushing or pulling examination. Read More…
Freezing Point
The temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid (not necessarily identical with the solids melting point). Used with certain metals to assign precision temperature points on IPTS-68.
Frequency
The number of complete cycles of AC voltage which occurs during on second.
Full Duplex (data transfer)
Simultaneous, two way or bi-directional independent transmission of data.
A benchmark for assessing the accuracy and precision of measurement instruments. Read More…
A safety enclosure commonly found in laboratory settings that functions as a ventilated cabinet designed to shield users from hazardous fumes, vapors, and dust generated during experiments or procedures. Read More…
