Mike Kessler is a sales solutions application engineer at Mitutoyo America Corp. For more information, call (630) 820-9666, email [email protected] or visit www.mitutoyo.com.
Manufacturers typically use two different techniques to assess part conformance and process control: either in-process gaging or final inspection. In-process gaging is measuring the part while it is still in the process of being manufactured and using that data to, sometimes, adjust the process, other times for part conformance.
