Mec Com is a recognized leader in supporting original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the design, manufacture and integration of electromechanical, sheet metal and electronic products on a global basis. The company offers a customised manufacturing or design and build solution, serving customers in the power generation, telecommunications, and transport, medical, and industrial sectors.

To support it’s manufacturing and design needs Mec Com has a fully equipped metrology laboratory with measurement and calibration capability.

The senior metrologist at Mec Com has come to recognise the need for a more detailed and thorough methodology to first principles measurement focusing on measurement repeatability and uncertainty.  Calibrations and first-off inspections must be verified and errors quantified in terms of measurement capability before any decisions are made based upon measurement data. Mec com approached MAS-WM to find out how they could further their metrology knowledge and MAS-WM passed them on to West Midlands Manufacturing Measurement Centre (WMMMC) at Coventry University.

The first stage of the project was to understand the tolerance requirements and then the lab capabilities (is it fit for purpose – can it answer all the organisational measurement needs?) – this was done during two half day visits and then a series of working (hands on) days at Mec Com’s laboratory. Additionally to the lab working it was decided that Mec Com would benefit greatly from completing the new National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Metrology training at the first (measurement user) stage of 4. This training was completed over a 4-day period at WMMMC along with other candidates from various companies such as Rolls Royce. The training focuses on fit for purpose and real understanding of capabilities of equipment etc, along with other areas such as GD&T, drawing principles etc. Mec Com now applies these fundamental measurement principles to all their measurement activities.