It was a dark and stormy evening as the graveyard shift started at Frankenstein’s Precision Parts. Tonight was the night: All of the parts for the Reanimation order were ready for inspection. The contracted inspector was due at midnight.

Just as the clock struck 12, a bolt of lightning shook the building, and the inspector limped into the room. He was at least seven feet tall, and weighed more than 400 pounds. His bald, scarred head glistened from the soaking rain outside. Behind him was a large crate, with the words “Certified Metrology Equipment” etched in Gothic script on the side.

This monster of a man grunted, handed the certification papers for his metrology equipment to the night shift manager, and proceeded to set up his system. The future of the company was relying on these parts to be accurate.

The manager looked closely at the papers and quickly noticed something was missing. He tilted his head and leaned into a back step to look up at the inspector and said, “I see your equipment is traceable and certified, but how do I know you are qualified?”

The scary fact is… there is no certification for personnel using portable 3-D metrology equipment.

 …