Pat Nugent is the vice president of metrology systems at Mahr Federal Inc., 1144 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02905, 401-784-3100, Fax: 401-784-3246, patrick.nugent@mahr.com, www.mahr.com.
As metrology becomes more sophisticated, shops continually try to measure things faster, do more things on the production floor and less in the lab. This need for speed is increasing opportunities for optical measurement technology across a broad spectrum of market sectors and applications.