MSI-Viking Gage, with Precision Measurement Centers in Duncan and Charleston, South Carolina, will represent the full line of Zeiss coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), optical systems, plus surface and form equipment.
Every industry has a jargon of its own and dimensional metrology is no different. The reason is ease of verbal communication, but that communication can be confusing at times for the uninitiated.
Hand tools are the workhorse of the industry. Every metrologist has a variety of hand tools in his toolbox. You’re sure to find one, two or several micrometers in that toolbox to accurately measure thickness, outer and inner diameters, as well as depth of slots.
In his article for Computerworld, Paul Glen recounts that when most executives have told him that their operations require more accountability what they are really saying is that they need someone to blame.