Measurements are an integral part
Quality means to deliver what the customer asks. After the design process this implies that production occurs according to the design in a well-controlled way. Inspections, checking, testing and measuring are an integral part of quality control.

Traceability crucial
Therefore the measuring instruments used at the factory floor or by quality inspectors, as well as the ones in the company's internal or external calibration laboratory have to be reliable. Traceability to international measurement standards is of utmost importance.

Example:
The present production of computer components would be impossible without the highly accurate dimensional measuring techniques on the nanometer (10^-9 m) level.