This article reviews some ways of productivity improvement for flexible manufacturing cells and systems. Methodology and working algorithm of tool condition monitoring system which is relying on cutting force and acoustic emission are described.

The adaptive digital filter for the local defects suppression at the profile estimation of surface imperfections geometry is presented. The advantages of the proposed filtration algorithm in comparison with traditional Gaussian filter at the processing of surface profiles with local defects are shown.

The technique and results of accuracy research of the horizontal angles measurement by electronic total station are given. Detection of electronic total station with invalid systematic errors or accounting systematic errors to increase the measurements accuracy is the purpose of this work.

The measuring problem of identification of mathematical model of durability of welded connections according to measurements of parameters of dot electric welding in three-factorial measuring experiment is considered.

The method of measurements of power characteristics of antennas operating in the UHF and VHF ranges is suggested. This method ensures the free space conditions at the expense of mutual positioning of an measuring antenna and the antenna under study. By means of radio measuring screened complex an experimental estimation of performability of suggested method under the antenna site conditions is carried out.

The geography of distribution of the Centers of Standardization and Metrology engaged in verification of coating thickness meters and coating thickness measures according to the verification scheme is presented. The estimation of verified measures and meters quantity is given and the existing disadvantages are selected.