Metrology is a continuously expanding science that applies to manufacturing. It has thousands of tools, techniques, and technologies that are utilized in many industries such as healthcare, automotive, aerospace, food, beverage, security, and defense to produce quality products. To compete in the global economy, it is necessary to have quality products today. A company’s quality system is based on a series of hierarchies applied to maintain and improve product quality. The production process starts when raw material enters the production facility and continues until the finished product is ready for shipment to its destination. Here are three key ways metrology is being applied in the manufacturing industry:
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1. Measurement System
Metrology is used to ensure and improve a company’s quality system. A quality system should be able to deliver a product that meets the customer’s expectations. One way is to measure, and check, how correctly it has been installed and tested. Any defects or flaws must be detected during this process to fix them before they are sold to customers. For instance, one of the critical steps to ensure quality is to check if an object has been measured within an acceptable tolerance.
In the manufacturing process, this can be done when measuring or checking a specific measurement device. The human body and objects have a particular tolerance range, which means that one part must not exceed the other part’s range. Therefore, any defect or flaw must be measured outside of the specified tolerance range before it can be sent out for sale at a store.
2. Quality Improvement
Modern manufacturing is an industry that requires quality improvements in multiple aspects such as customer satisfaction, sales, and profit. A company’s long-term success depends on the improvement of its quality system. It can be done by using metrology to measure, check and control the production of products and processes. Metrology is one way to ensure that defects or flaws have been corrected.
This can be done by imaging the object and its dimension on a computer screen and then comparing it to a digital data file or a master sample to determine if it meets the specified tolerance level. Any defects or flaws can be detected by observing any difference between the object’s actual measurement and its specified value.
3. Quality Control
Metrology is an important tool that can be used to control the quality of products or processes. It helps an organization to confirm its quality control program by measuring, checking, and controlling the processes. Quality control may be required to determine if a product is fit. A company with a quality control program can use metrology tools to detect defects or flaws in a product. After finding a flaw in a product, the company can make necessary adjustments to the product so that it will not be produced in that area again.
Metrology is not limited to manufacturing. It has been used for many other purposes and industries, such as healthcare, automotive, and aerospace industries. These industries have seen significant changes in recent years and are being impacted by high technology advancements.