Getting the measure of quality; Companies in West Yorkshire now have access to free metrology advice and consultancy from the recently established Manufacturing Metrology Centre

摘要

While business is beginning to flow in the right direction again for many UK manufacturing companies, the fact remains that the marketplace has shrunk in recent years. For companies trying to address this situation there is little doubt that an awareness of new measuring practices can provide a demonstrable competitive edge. The Manufacturing Metrology Centre (www.metrologycentre.co.uk) is a two-year project funded jointly by the European Regional Development Fund and local regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward. It originally came from a pilot instigated three years ago by the Department of Trade and Industry to meet a lack of awareness of advanced metrology in the area, explains centre coordinator John Wray. The project began in January 2003 and will close later this year in December.