Proper fixturing addresses several key parts of quality: It ensures that inspected parts remain in a repeatable and reproducible orientation on a measuring device.

Today’s manufactured components are more multifaceted than ever, requiring more parts, additional updates to those parts and ever tighter tolerances. 

The journey to create a standard is very interesting and requires attention to detail. Before a standard can be created one must develop the need and benefits for its development.

Metrology has traditionally been a tool for quality control (QC) and inspection roles within manufacturing. However, as the sector races to modernize, leading manufacturers are finding they can leverage advanced metrology upstream into the factory's build and assembly functions.

As technology evolves, so do consumers’ tastes. We want more connected products that require increasingly integrated electronic components — such as household electronics that are connect to our phones.