Measuring station
8 Layout
8.1 The Measuring station
Checking and measuring forms part of the handling function of checking.
Information acquisition (ACTUAL) and the comparison of specified characteristics (REQUIRED) and the
resulting decision of „Workpiece acceptable/rejected" i.e. „Yes/No", represent important component parts
of checking.
An important component part of measuring is the comparison of characteristics (ACTUAL values with
specified reference values (REQUIRED values).
Typical types of testing and measuring are
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Availability checking
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Identity checking
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Contour checking
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Colour checking
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Weight checking or measuring
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Size checking or measuring
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Position checking or measuring
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Orientation checking and measuring
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