Many manufacturers rely heavily on outside metrology laboratories to tell them
that their processes are where they should be. So you’ve found a lab that
offers a good price, but how do you know that the lab is doing a good job? Maybe
it is time that your company graduated to using an accredited metrology laboratory.
Not all labs are the same. When a lab says that it has obtained quality systems
registration or certification, it conveys that the organization is following
a documented quality system in accordance with the quality system element of
standards. But these processes do not normally assess technical competency.
Often, auditors used for this process have experience in the business being
audited, but they are typically not technical experts.