​​​The programme focuses on metrology services for the manufacturing industry. The target market, the broader manufacturing industry, was identified from the dti Annual Report, the dti APP, IPAP and industry interaction. The programme supports all manufacturing, but specifically assists the areas of the manufacturing industry which has the largest markets: Automotive and especially component manufacturing, ​Rail transport and the building of locomotives and coaches, 20 NMISA Strategic Plan 2019/24 • Metal beneficiation and fabrication, • Ship and boat building, and • Advanced manufacturing (including advanced material manufacturing in aerospace and defence). New areas to be addressed by the programme includes, diagnostics and measurement standards for additive manufacturing and nano-manufacturing. ​