Transcript What is a “Metrologist” anyway?

What is a “Metrologist” anyway?
Steven Stahley
Dir. Measurement Excellence
Metrologist Defined…Wikipedia
Performs Metrology work involving precision
measurement and comparison of physical quantities
such as mass, length, time, force, speed, voltage and
current. They calibrate precision equipment which
measures these physical units. They may also certify
that outside standards of such quantities as mass and
volume are correct.
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Metrologist Defined…Agilent
Develops and evaluates calibration systems that
measure characteristics of objects, substances, or
phenomena, such as length, mass, time,
temperature, electric current, luminous intensity and
derived units of physical or chemical measure.
Identifies magnitude of error sources contributing to
uncertainty of results to determine reliability of
measurement process in quantitative terms. ..Directs
engineering, quality and laboratory personnel in
design, manufacture, evaluation and calibration of
measurement standards, instruments and test
systems to insure selection of approved
instrumentation. …
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The Metrologist Role
But…do you have to have someone titled a Metrologist
to do this work?
Or
Will someone with the right skills do?
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Paradigm Shift
 Focus less on developing Metrologist and more on
developing Metrology skills…
 At Cummins Metrology skills can be utilized through
out our manufacturing and business processes.
 The most effective way to improve our processes is
to get the right skills into the hands closest to the
process.
 In our plants we would rather have the manufacturing
associates, technicians, engineers etc have the
Metrology skills related to what they are doing then
depend on one Metrologist to try to provide those
skills.
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6 Sigma Project - Objective and Deliverables
 Decrease the educational gap in Metrology to
increase the percentage of qualified employees
(exempt and non-exempt) in the manufacturing
and engineering entities.
 Qualifiers
– Technical skills where focused on Dimensional
Metrology, as Cummins processes are dependent on
length.
– Areas of focus
• Manufacturing
• Product development
• Service
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6 Sigma Project - Objective and Deliverables
 Deliverables:
– Consolidated Skill Set (specifically in measurement systems)
required for technicians and engineers
– Educational Gap Analysis for IUPUC, Ivy Tech, and local high
schools in the subject of metrology for technical fields
– Curriculum Improvements for IUPUC and Ivy Tech and local high
schools
– Resources Identified to support Curriculum Improvements for
IUPUC/IVY Tech (Professor qualifications, text books, etc.)
– Utilization Plan for AMCE (Advanced Manufacturing Center of
Excellence)
– Generic template to identify educational gap in other disciplines
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How do we get there?
Review current
university/HS
curriculum and
perform a gap
analysis
Compile master
skill set in
metrology for
engineers and
technicians
Recommend
revisions to
the curriculum
that satisfy the
skill set
needed to do
the job.
Stakeholder List
 Identified all groups within Cummins that use
metrology skills
– Quality Engineering
– Product Engineering
– Manufacturing Engineering
– Thermal Sciences
– Laboratory Operations
– Materials Engineering
– Engine Emissions Testing Group
– Service
 Over 140 stakeholders were chosen from these
groups to survey
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Voice of the Customer Survey
 Customer Information
– Position
– Education/level
– School attended
– How should Metrology skills be delivered?
• University
• M&TE OEM
• Internal
• Professional organiztion
– If Metrology courses where available locally would you be
willing to take them?
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Voice of the Customer Survey
 Skills List
– 37 Metrology related skills where identified
– Each skill has an associated definition
– Each skill has associated levels 0 – Unaware to 4 – Expert
– Please list your current skill level and what skill level you
should be at for you role.
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And the survey says…
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Top 15 Skills utilized by Managers/Engineers or
Technicians or both:
– Measurement Data Analysis - BOTH
– Geometric Dimensioning &Tolerance – BOTH
– Measurement Uncertainty Analysis - BOTH
– Dimensional Hand Tool – BOTH
– Lab Operations – BOTH
– Calibration Procedures – BOTH
– Lab Requirements of ISO TS 16949 – Managers/Engineers only
– ISO/IEC 17205 – Managers/Engineers only
– Lab Measures – BOTH
– Print Reading – BOTH
– Flow Measurement - BOTH
– R&R Studies – BOTH
– Surface Texture Measurement – BOTH
– Lab Environment – BOTH
– Cylindrical Form Measurements – BOTH
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Training Results
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Note: Most of stakeholders that chose “Cummins Internal Training”
are open to non-credit offerings by the universities.
Note: 16 stakeholders did not want to go back to school or
attend training mainly due to the fact that their job does not
use very many metrology skills, the basics are learned on
the job.
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Lessons Learned
 Voice of the Customer Survey
– When surveying a manager ask if they are answering as a
manager or an individual contributor
– When asking what type of training they would be willing to
take to attain the skill, ask length as well as source
 Evaluating the School Curriculums
– Assure the schools clearly understand the skill definitions
– Talk to all of the schools initially, then plan an individual
session with each.
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Next Steps - Phase 2
 Looking beyond Columbus Indiana across facilities
and the local colleges that support our plants
 Expand the skills set to include more nondimensional skills
 Further refine the skill definitions and skill levels of
the original list based on VoC and school feedback
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