Metrology is the study of measurements through specialized metrology equipment and instruments. It is widely useful and required in many industries to meet the basic quality standards of manufactured products.

There are different kinds of metrology equipment available on the market. For example, for maintaining the dimensional accuracy of your products, you need metrology equipment that measure various dimensions and detect any dimensional errors in your products. However, for chemical laboratories, you will need metrology equipment that evaluate your product against a predefined chemical ratio, so that your product meet the necessary regulatory requirements.

Some important parameters you must consider before you buy metrology equipment are

1. The types of metrology equipment required
2. The level of precise measurements that you require
3. Operating environment

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy metrology equipment from reliable metrology equipment manufacturer

Once you understand your requirements, you can go to a specific metrology equipment manufacturer to buy the appropriate equipment for your needs.

I recommend: Corning Incorporated offers high performance metrology instruments that include Flatmaster, Flatmaster 1400 and Flatmaster Wafer to measure the surface finishes of ground and polished surfaces. Another manufacturer that sells metrology systems is Precitech, a manufacturer of dimensional metrology systems for measuring roundness, squareness, flatness, concentricity and cylindricity for the turbine and aerospace industries. Warren Knight Instrument and Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems are other specialized metrology equipment manufacturers that sells dimensional metrology equipment.

Buy metrology equipment from metrology equipment distributors

You can also buy the metrology equipment from metrology equipment distributors, after comparing products from various manufacturers.

I recommend: General Tool & Supply Co. is a distributor of different metrology supplies and equipment that supplies different types of metrology equipment. You can also buy metrology supplies from Wilmington Instrument Company. Precision Calibration Services is a distributor that offers new and old metrology equipment.

Evaluate metrology services from well-known service provider

If metrology equipment needs repair, calibration or upgradation then go to metrology service providers that offers various services including calibration and maintenance.

I recommend: Concept Machine Tool offers calibration services for laser metrology instruments, weighing gages and hardness testers. Inspec is another company that offers all types of metrology services like training, calibration and repair of all types of metrology instruments. Indiana Standards Laboratory is a calibration services provider that provides certification, uncertainity data and measuring instruments.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Take proper care while handling the metrology instruments, as they are very sensitive to variations in temperature, dust and surrounding conditions.
• •  Calibrate your metrology equipment periodically to obtain the accurate measurements.