George Schuetz

Mahr Inc.

George Schuetz has been employed with Mahr Inc. for more than 40 years in the metrology business. During that time, he has worked in the applications areas for precision cages, special gage designs, and surface and form gaging, working to solve customers’ specific gaging problems.

Over the years, he has contributed articles to magazines including Quality in Manufacturing, Quality Digest, and Quality Magazine, and is a monthly contributor to Modern Machine Shop. He has also written a book, Quality Gaging Tips (Hanser Publications, 2006), a compilation of modern machine shop tips.

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 12:03
Measurement Rules of Thumb, Part 1 Old rules and what still measures up
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:01
In this job, I get a lot of questions. In fact, I did some figuring the other day and estimated, conservatively, that we have probably answered at least 50,000 gauging questions over the past 35 years or so. Some of these questions have been…
How to Choose the Right Smart Handheld Gauge Hand gauges at the point of manufacture are commonplace, but this doesn’t mean just any gauge can be used
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:03
Inspection is often subject to the management team’s efforts at cost control or cost containment, as is the case with most other areas in modern manufacturing operations. Although it’s sound business judgement to maximize the value of every dollar,…
Staging for Gauging Knowing how the part is designed, and where the measurement is to be made, can be key to staging the measuring instrument
Tue, 11/10/2020 - 12:03
Before a fixture gauge is designed, the engineer must understand what specifications must be inspected. In many respects, the gauge’s design reflects not only the design of the part but also the manufacturing processes that produced it. Machinists…