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Industrial Metrology

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Metrology, in a broad term, is defined as the science of measurement or the study of measurement. The term metrology is the combination of Greek terminologies “metron” and “logos,” which refers to the study of measurement, including both experimental and theoretical. In the present era of globalization, it is an imperative element in many fields, including manufacturing, engineering, science, and technology. It is used in diversified applications, including characterization and structural analysis in engineering; construction of different products in aerospace; process and quality controls in manufacturing; energy generation, transmission, and distribution in energy; and the development of medical products, devices, safety standards, diagnostic, monitoring, control, and therapeutic purpose in healthcare. The list of applications is endless, and only a few are mentioned. Metrology is applied to corroborate and confirm already defined specifications and standards in these applications. The metrological traceability of the standards is often established by calibrating, testing, and verifying them against better standard(s), supported through a well-recognized quality system implemented in the certified, accredited laboratories authorized by certification bodies. A fleeting investigation of the metrological practices being followed is presented in this chapter, enabling an understanding emphasizing the evolution of industrial revolutions, some of the application-oriented trends in industrial metrology, the contribution of metrology in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nations Organisation (UNO), and the role of industrial metrological measurements in the national quality infrastructure. It is hoped that the chapter will provide a good resource material in a single window for the readers following and working in the field of industrial metrology.

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    Sanjay Yadav, Shanay Rab, S. K. Jaiswal & Ashok Kumar

  2. National Institute of Technology (NIT), New Delhi, India

    Shanay Rab

  3. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India

    D. K. Aswal

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  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Dinesh K. Aswal

  2. Physico-Mechanical Metrology, CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Sanjay Yadav

  3. National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industria, Ibaraki, Japan

    Toshiyuki Takatsuji

  4. National Institute of Standards and Tech, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA

    Prem Rachakonda

  5. Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

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Yadav, S., Rab, S., Jaiswal, S.K., Kumar, A., Aswal, D.K. (2023). Industrial Metrology. In: Aswal, D.K., Yadav, S., Takatsuji, T., Rachakonda, P., Kumar, H. (eds) Handbook of Metrology and Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1550-5_34-1

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