TY - JOUR N2 - This paper concerns the issues of measurement techniques, analysis and assessment of the machined surface geometric structure. The aim of this work was to show the application of surface analysis in diagnosing the causes of discrepancies occurring in the manufacturing process, which may result from ill-matched (poorly fitting) process parameters. An appropriate system of control and interpretation of results may allow early reaction to unfavorable trends (for example blunting of the tool) and prevention of undesirable defects. The subject of research was a waste basket used in the construction of retaining sewer systems. In this paper, the quality of the waste basket as well as its manufacturing process were analyzed and assessed. The research was carried out with the use of three measurement stands, i.e. optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and white light interferometer (WLI). The surface analysis proved to be important from the viewpoint of outlining the production process as well as improving the product quality. The software used for topographical analysis appeared to be significant for the success of the analysis, providing notable economic effects, namely the lack of defects. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/90243/PDF/Journal10178-VolumeXXI%20Issue2_08.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/90243 PY - 2014 IS - No 2 EP - 280 DO - 10.2478/mms-2014-0023 KW - surface metrology KW - topography KW - measurement devices KW - analysis of defects KW - quality A1 - Niemczewska-Wójcik, Magdalena A1 - Sładek, Jerzy A1 - Tabaka, Małgorzata A1 - Wójcik, Artur PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation DA - 2014 T1 - Product Quality Assessment – Measurement and Analysis of Surface Topography SP - 271 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/90243 T2 - Metrology and Measurement Systems ER -