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Errors of shape, position, orientation and beat. part 1

When designing a product, the engineering department uses the specifications to develop the overall drawings of the mechanism as well as the detailed drawings of each component.

The design drawings, which are prepared based solely on functional requirements, are then forwarded to the production engineering department, which is responsible for manufacturing the various parts, as well as to the quality control department, which is responsible for verifying that the manufactured parts meet specifications.

Experience shows that the field of geometric product specification—which generally falls under the purview of the design department—and the field of production control (the technical aspect)—which generally falls under...