Metrology is an interesting and promising science that captures almost all sections of engineering. Metrologists are in demand at any technical enterprise where equipment is used. From this article you will find out who a metrologist is, why this profession is needed, and why the direction of metrology will never lose popularity among the technical sciences.
Who is a metrologist?
Metrologist is a specialist in measuring systems, methods and means of measurement. Any device used in a high-tech or technical enterprise must undergo strict control and calibration. A metrologist is the person who is involved in the adjustment of equipment. From the point of view of engineering, such a specialist is necessary, because accurate miscalculation of equipment is the key to the success of its automatic operation. That is why metrology is considered an integral part of production and instrumentation. Also, specialists in this industry take part in the construction and creation of architectural objects.
How to become a metrologist?
Since a metrologist is a promising profession, it is important to understand that training in this specialty is possible only at a technical university. Colleges do not graduate engineers of this type. Many universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg annually recruit young engineers who want to become metrologists in the future for training. This profession is necessary not only in manufacturing industries. Petersburg University of Railways, for example, trains metrologists who are able to establish and monitor the state of railways and automation systems. But basically, of course, the specialty of the metrologist is the path of instrument engineering, therefore it is best to apply for training for this position in similar universities.
What exactly does a metrologist do?
Specialists in this industry are mainly involved in checking equipment and monitoring their condition. Once a month (and at some enterprises several times), a full check of all automatic and measurement systems is performed. Everything that has some kind of measuring scale should be calibrated and put in order. Production errors should be minimal, otherwise the percentage of rejects can increase dramatically.
Imagine what might happen if some device incorrectly displays the calculation. The work of a metrologist engineer is that when a device fails, it is engaged in its adjustment. And in passive mode, he monitors all devices at the same time. The chief metrologist differs from the ordinary one not only in rank, but also in the degree of responsibility. They must be responsible, highly qualified. Such metrologists work in enterprises where an increased level of control is needed: nuclear power plants, chemical and radioactive enterprises. Doctors who have direct contact with ultrasound machines, computer tomographs undergo metrology courses. Also, every person who wants to work in the space industry is obliged to study and control the systems with which he will work in the future. All astronauts have higher engineering education.
Where can a metrologist work?
The list of places where a metrologist is needed:
- At any industrial enterprise.
- At the food enterprise where the conveyor type of production is used.
- In the energy sector (hydro-, nuclear-power plants, fuel and energy complexes).
- In centers of expertise, certification, metrology, standardization, chemical and physical laboratories.
- At the sanitary and epidemiological station.
- At the defense enterprise.
- In the mining industry.
- In science (institutes of metrology, engineering universities, research institutes).
- In instrumentation.
- In the construction and design of buildings and structures.
- In the space industry.
Development perspective
The work of a metrologist will be in demand as long as there are measuring systems and processes in the world, that is, always. ATMs, electric meters, scales, radars, medical devices - all this makes up the world in which people today exist. And a metrologist, an expert in measuring and monitoring all of these systems, will always be needed. Moreover, in the whole world, and in Russia in particular, the process of global automation of production is taking place. This suggests that many high-ranking specialists will soon go under massive reductions, and metrologists, on the contrary, will become even more in demand.
Engineering and metrology are our future!