The buzz surrounding the Coordinate Metrology Society’s (CMS) efforts to bring an industry-recognized certification to the profession of portable 3-D metrology was nearly as prevalent as the buzz about the temperature at this year’s Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) in Phoenix. The CMS certification committee set a goal in 2009 to develop a personnel certification program, and this was our third opportunity to share progress with conference attendees. Our journey began with a vision and a request from industry to leverage the resources of the CMS membership to create a portable 3-D measurement systems personnel certification program.

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