What is the purpose of standards in technology and engineeri

What is the purpose of standards in technology and engineering practice?

Solution

In technology and engineering practices, the process quality depends upon the reliability and the quality of equipment and parameter values (under permissible limits). A parameter or equipment is used by the whole world rather than a single industry. So, it is necessary to keep a fixed standard to the equipment worldwide. Although there are various standards available in technology and engineering practice such as IEEE, ANSI etc. but an industry must follow a single standard.

The reliability and the quality of the equipment can be improved by defining standards.

The purpose of a standards is to define a reference value of the equipment or parameter. This parameter may a be size of screw or conductor in a machine, the maximum current flowing through the wire in a machine or even Wifi protocol used in mobile phones. Defining a standard for such devices and parameters, the process can be effectively optimized at every level. It also helps consumer in purchasing different equipments from different warehouses having a particular standards to optimize the cost.