around 1998 that industries were missing a large amount of knowledge surrounding quality inspection and metrology,” she said, explaining the motivation behind de- veloping the AUKOM training. The ad-hoc nature of typical CMM training, including on-the-job training coupled with some equipment-specifi c was not maximizing the potential of measurement professionals. “Operators need to go beyond the results the machines are producing to understanding why they are getting the results they receive,” she explained. “They need to know why they are measuring and if some- thing is off, know or determine why it is off.”
According to Anderson, AUKOM bridges a gap between what apprenticeship programs teach and how operators actually use CMMs. Training is in physical class- rooms, via discussion and lectures, according to Anderson.
Career Possibilities—Metrology Engineering
“There is a lot of sophisticated equipment out there these days,” agrees Dr. James Salsbury, manager of the Mitutoyo Institute of Metrology, a training unit of Mitutoyo (Aurora, IL). He also agrees that today’s equipment requires a more sophisticated user. “We are at a major point of change with a lot of the newer tech- nologies.” However, perhaps paradoxically, he also reports that hand-held metrology equipment, such as calipers and mi- crometers, are still active sellers. Both require education. “There are a lot fewer people who understand how to use the basic measuring tools to employ proper me- trology,” he said. He reports that the Mitutoyo Insti- tute’s basic Dimen- sional Metrology course has been popular recently, a course that refl ects
Zeiss offers certifi cation training to the AUKOM standard that originated in Europe.
the basics required in the industry today. “Some of our most popular are calibration related courses. People want to come and learn how to calibrate their hand tools, gage blocks, or height gages,” he said. His group also teaches an integrated GD&T course, focused more on the measurement side of GD&T and designed for the mea- surement professional.
Another important issue in the fi eld, he says, is the fact that “GD&T is a hugely misunderstood fi eld.” He believes there is a gap between the tolerances design engi- neers put on prints and how metrologists can measure them. This is especially impor-
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