Mission Accomplished
No different than anyone else, economic conditions are the number one job concern of quality professionals. Despite the economic climate, almost half of quality professionals, 46%, say it’s the feeling of accomplishment that keeps them going and is the most important attribute in their current job, according to Quality Magazine’s 9th Annual State of the Profession survey.
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Software Selection Guide
The Software Selection Guide highlights products from various companies that distribute to test, inspection and measurement markets. Products ranging from CMM programming and simulation to ISO software are highlighted.
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Congress Approves NIST Recovery Plan
GAITHERSBURG, MD—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received Congressional approval for its recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy and encourage innovation.
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AMT Elects New President
MCLEAN, VA—The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) has elected Douglas K. Woods as AMT president.
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Automotive Suppliers Appeal to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Wes Smith, president of E&E Manufacturing, testified on May 13, 2009, before the House Small Business Committee at a hearing examining the economic impact of the domestic auto crisis on small suppliers throughout the United States, according to the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA).
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Face of Quality: Invest in the Future
As you may have realized by now, I have a significant interest in the “human side of quality” and have written about this subject on many occasions. This topic is still on my mind, so here is some free investment advice for the future.
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Manufacturing Excellence: Employee Revolution in the 21st Century
We cannot wait for managers to fix things for us. We should not wish for a better CEO to lead us to the magic land. We cannot expect our president to give us a vision and bail us out from the economic mess. It is time for us to wake up, see how deep a hole we are in, try to climb out and see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Case Studies: Amazing Optical Measurement
One of the busiest pieces of inspection equipment at Pointe Precision Inc. is a Starrett HD400 optical comparator. Optical measurement is a noncontact technique that graphically displays and measures parts with dimensions and shapes that would be difficult to measure with regular gages.
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Case Studies: Streamlining CMM Inspection
Wayne Combustion Systems wanted to streamline its CMM part measurement process. After having examined the challenges, modular fixturing from R&R Sales and Engineering was chosen as the solution.
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Quality 101: Laser Scanning Fundamentals
Laser line scanning is ideal for noncontact measurement applications, including inspection, cloud-to-computer-aided design (CAD) comparison, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering and 3-D modeling. Laser line probes use a triangulation process to find the position of objects in space.
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