Proceedings of ICAD2004 The Third International Conference on Axiomatic Design

The selection of a measuring system for dimensional and geometrical tolerances of mechanical parts is crucial for the final definition of a manufacturing process and its detailed programme. The symbols and indications of adjustments, surface roughness, dimensional and geometrical tolerances in the final drawings of mechanical parts determine the measuring techniques and resources. There is not only one measuring system at all. Its appropriateness depends on particular details of the mechanical part, its production rate, its manufacturing process, human and technical means, costs, time limit, and specific contract conditions. Axiomatic Design allows comparing the information content of each measuring scheme, and this methodology can be a scientific basis for a rational selection. The present paper contains a studied real case using this methodology