Bruce McDuffee

Marketing manager, author

Bruce McDuffee is the marketing manager for the Life Science and High Technology Division of Vaisala which provides measurement, monitoring, and validation solutions for controlled environments within the pharmaceutical, medical equipment, food processing, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. McDuffee holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering and served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy for several years before entering the test and measurement instrumentation industry. McDuffee teaches humidity and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) seminars throughout the United States.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 15:41
What Is Quality of Compressed Air, and Who Cares? A quick reference to air classes listed in ISO 8573.1
Wed, 10/17/2012 - 15:41
Quality of compressed air is a broad term. One person may deem his compressed air quality as “poor” if he finds water at the end-use point. Another may tell you that her compressed air is high quality because she is able to maintain a dew point…
Seven Best Practices for Humidity Measurement How to get a repeatable humidity measurement with low uncertainty
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:06
Humidity is a tough measurement. It’s very hard to get a repeatable measurement with low uncertainty. This post discusses seven best practices that will help you make a more accurate, repeatable, and reliable humidity measurement. The…
Humidity: Making a Tough Measurement Easier Seven best practices to improve accuracy
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 12:21
Ask any metrologist, and you’ll likely get quite a diatribe about the challenge of making a good measurement of humidity. There are, however, some specific steps or best practices you can follow that will help improve your measurement of humidity…
Please Tell Me How to Map This Chamber An eight-step guidance document
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 14:29
“Please tell me how to map this chamber!” This is a plea we hear at every Vaisala current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) seminar. The question deals with environmentally controlled chambers, everything from small refrigerators or freezers, to…
Tips on Preparing for an FDA Inspection Are you following current good manufacturing practices?
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 05:30
If you’re in the business of manufacturing drugs, medical devices, nutraceuticals, or manufacturing or importing any product in the United States that falls under current Good Manufacturing Processes (cGMP) regulations, your facility will be…