The review paper will describe the present state of holographic and speckle techniques as applied to industrial measurement. The basic principles of both techniques will be outlined with special attention given to their advantages and limitations. Current developments in the field will then be described including the testlng of rotating automobile tyres by holographic interferometry and a heterodyne technique to gain an insight into noise generation mechanism. Methods for real-time holographic and speckle recording to facilitate the use of the techniques in an industrial situation will be discussed.
