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Roles and Motivations for Roundness Instrumentation Metrology – Salah H.R. Ali

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Measurement plays a key role in human’s life. Without measurement there will be no human life environment. Engineering science and technologies with their applications based on measurement, allow for decision of the development of our civilization. The role of metrology is constantly increasing, especially in such fields as industry, energy, transportation, education, health, agriculture and trade even ethics. The BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) has established the world day of metrology in the May 20th every year. In 2015, the world day of metrology has adopted the theme “Measurements and Light”. This is due to mark the passage of the thousand years anniversary for authorship Ibn Al-Haytham book in the optics. The organizers of this event are professional organizations, communities, educational organizations, non-profit ones, technological clusters and platforms, but also private sector. The aim is to increase the social consciousness about the role of standardization and metrology in knowledge background of our civilization globalization. This sort of recognition is necessary as a needed component of the development process of societies. Introduction of new technologies, like completely new kind of design, new diagnostic and identification methods, new sources of energy, etc., must meet with social acceptance. On the other hand, development of life infrastructure will be effected by obstacles. In Egypt, the professional events, technical, trade fairs and outreach ones, are organized in the framework of the World Metrology Day 2015 by NIS under the umbrella of the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research. This paper summarizes the basic roles and motivations in roundness metrology issue combined with the organization of the occasion of the anniversary of the world metrology day globally and in Egypt. Moreover, latest technologies of new generation for roundness measurement instrumentation have been discussed. Importance of roundness in engineering industries has been presented. Extended version of this paper will published in Arabic. The paper is a part of a cycle of articles devoted to simplify and understand roundness metrology development through analysis of global processes.

Ali, Salah HR. “Roles and Motivations for Roundness Instrumentation Metrology.” Journal of Control Engineering and Instrumentation (JCEI) 1.1 (2015): 11-28.