--- title: "Brunson Blog: A Blog for Metrology Enthusiasts | Matt Settle" description: For more than 25 years, Matt Settle has delivered high-precision, large scale metrology services for Brunson Instrument Company. He has performed alignment work all over the world to help industrial customers optimize manufacturing processes for increased production, better quality and reduced costs. He managed Brunson’s Field Alignment Service Organization, and moved on to lead the Technical Services Business Group. As the company’s Product Manager, Matt is a valuable collaborator between Brunson and its customers in industries such as aerospace, power generation, ship building, pulp and paper, printing, rolled films and metals, and automotive. Settle graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now called Missouri University of Science and Technology). --- [![Brunson Instrument Company](https://blog.brunson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Brunson-Logo_white.png?width=1079&name=Brunson-Logo_white.png "Brunson Instrument Company")](http://brunson.us) # A Blog for Metrology Enthusiasts By ### Recent Posts # [How to use Simple Geometry to Align Complex Machines – Part 2](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-to-use-simple-geometry-to-align-machines-with-optical-instruments-part-two) ![Matt Settle](https://blog.brunson.us/hubfs/blog/Matt-Settle-Brunson-Instrument-Company.jpg) By Matt Settle on Feb 25, 2016 9:20:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brunson.us/hubfs/blog/Roller_Level_Alignment_transparent_rollers.jpg)](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-to-use-simple-geometry-to-align-machines-with-optical-instruments-part-two) Proper alignment is a core requirement for industrial processing equipment. In this blog series, we are learning to speak the "language" of machine geometry to bridge the communication gap between machinists and metrologists. By representing components as geometric entities, we clarify the alignment requirements and define which instrument is best suited for the task.  [Read More](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/how-to-use-simple-geometry-to-align-machines-with-optical-instruments-part-two) --- # [How to use Simple Geometry to Align Complex Machines – Part 1](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/understanding-machine-geometry-and-alignment-part-one) ![Matt Settle](https://blog.brunson.us/hubfs/blog/Matt-Settle-Brunson-Instrument-Company.jpg) By Matt Settle on Feb 8, 2016 3:51:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In our previous post, we introduced machine geometry as a common "language" for machinists and metrologists to discuss precision alignment challenges. Defining machine components in terms of geometry allows each party to use terms and concepts everyone can understand. [Read More](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/understanding-machine-geometry-and-alignment-part-one) --- # [Understanding Machine Geometry and Alignment](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/machine-geometry-simplified) ![Matt Settle](https://blog.brunson.us/hubfs/blog/Matt-Settle-Brunson-Instrument-Company.jpg) By Matt Settle on Sep 25, 2015 10:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![ ](https://blog.brunson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/thinking.jpg?width=150&height=258&name=thinking.jpg " ")I have a German friend who tells me that a number of local dialects are spoken across his country. These German dialects vary enough that communication problems sometimes happen. So when people from different areas find themselves having a hard time understanding each other, he says they switch to “High German”, which everyone is taught in school from an early age. This puts them on a common ground for communication. [Read More](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/machine-geometry-simplified) --- [All posts](https://blog.brunson.us/blog/all) ### Recent Posts ### Subscribe to Email Updates ## About the blog The Brunson blog is designed to be a platform for collaborative exploration in the field of metrology. 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