Industrial and Production Engineering

Definition

Metrology: Science of measurement.

It works with the standardization of units.
It is associated with transformation of units.
Deals with the accuracy of units, error, causes of error.
Discuss the accuracy level of existing methods of measurement.
Develop new mechanism of measurement.

Measuring Means:
Standards: Used to reproduce one or several definite values of a
given quantity.
Fixed gauge: Used to check the dimensions, form, and position
of product features.
Measuring instruments: Used to determine the values of the
measured quantity.

Introduction to Measurement