Aims of IMEKO TC14

The aim of TC14 is to promote in theory, fundamental research and application the development of measurement technologies for Product-Inspection, Process-Control and Quality Management.

Main fields of interests are:

  • Dimensional Metrology in Production
    • Sensor and Components for Geometrical Quantities
    • Calibration and Testing Methods for Measurement and Manufacturing Devices (CMMs, Machine Tools, Robotics)
    • Micro- and Nano-Metrology
    • Surface Texture and its Micro Characteristics
    • Pre-, In- and Post-Process Measurement
    • Optical Measurement Techniques
    • Machine Vision
    • Gear Measurement Techniques
    • Test Planning
  • Laser Metrology for Precision Measurement
    • Laser-Interferometry e.g.: Absolute-Interferometry, Holographic-Interferometry, Speckle-Interferometry, Whitelight-Interferometry
    • Laser-Triangulation-Techniques e.g.: Point Triangulation, Fringe Projection, Theodolite Measuring Systems, Photogrammetry, Moiré Measuring Techniques
    • Laser Radar
    • Focus Sensing Techniques e.g.: Auto Focus Sensors
    • Laser Applications e.g.: length-, position-, angle-, form-measurement
    • 3D-Geometry Measurement in Macro geometry and Micro geometry
  • Quality-Management
    • Quality-Methods and Strategies e.g.: Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DoE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), etc.
    • Quality Control Loops, Quality Indices, Quality Costs
    • Quality-Circles, Continuous-Quality-Improvement
    • Quality-Database, Quality-Data-Exchange, Knowledge based Quality-Methods
    • Total-Quality-Management (TQM)