CMM

              When I asked my stepfather about an information technology that he used in the workplace he mentioned the use of an automated measuring system called CMM. This Coordinated Measuring Machine (CMM) aided his job of measuring blueprint dimensions for different metal casts. This technology allowed him, and his colleagues the ability to accurately measure and communicate dimensions much quicker and with greater precision than the calipers they previously used.

            After explaining how this machine changed his work setting he explained that when this was introduced at his factory it was a completely new technology. The use of these machines required a week of training at another facility in Illinois. He also mentioned that this technology was something that you learn to use more efficiently every time you use it, much like shortcuts in a word document.

            This technology revolutionized his job, as it didn’t lead to any job losses while also increasing the output of the factory. The efficiency of the machine was able to measure up to 30 separate pieces in the time it would take a single person to measure 5 items manually. By increasing accuracy and efficiency, the CMM was the most important information technology in the industrial setting.