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IN THIS ISSUE of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
-AMTMA Enjoys Positive Meeting
-WESTEC Draws Positive Crowd
- Plant and Professional of the Year Awards Deadline Extended
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Raising the Bar
By now, most test engineers have recognized both HALT, or Highly Accelerated Life Testing, and HASS, or Highly Accelerated Stress Screening, as the quickest, most effective new standards for design verification and testing (DVT) and production screenings. However, the impact of these new testing methods is now starting to reach into the boardroom ... READ MORE |
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April 23-26, 2007 Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW), Clearwater, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com
/mmcw
May 8-11, Control 2007 Quality Assurance Trade Fair, Sinsheim, Germany. P.E. Schall GmbH, +49 (0)7025 / 92 06-641
www.control-messe.com/en/control
May 22-24 EASTEC 2007 Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (800) 733-4763. www.sme.org/eastec
June 19-21 Measurement Uncertainty Workshop, Wixom, MI. Quametec Corp., (810) 225-8588, www.quametec.com
June 11-13 Sensors Expo & Conference, Rosemont, IL. Questex Media Group Inc., (888) 552-4346.
www.sensorsexpo.com
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 AMTMA Enjoys Positive Meeting
AMTMA Managing Director Jim Popovic of Cleveland Specialty Inspection Services, left, presents George Scheutz of Mahr Federal with a special plaque recognizing his two years of service as president.
PHOENIX—Nearly half of the current membership of the American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association (AMTMA) gathered for a three-day meeting March 14 to 16. The annual meeting had several firsts—its first end user as a member, its first meeting under the leadership of the members themselves and its first in-depth look at the market in which their measurement tools are used.
For nearly its entire 35-year history, the manufacturers of measurement tools have been the primary members of the AMTMA. The group decided, nearly two years ago, to actively seek new members from the end user community and this meeting saw Bob Snyder of Emerson Climate Control (St. Louis) as the first member from this community. Snyder lent his insight on how his company approaches measurement and inspection tools and processes. Outgoing president George Scheutz of Mahr Federal (Providence, RI) led this change and incoming president Norm LeDuc of Vermont Gage (Swanton, VT) is expected to continue it.
Besides the positive increase in attending members, the AMTMA received the results of its research on measurement tools and buying trends. Overall, the market continues to look positive and the analytical research was borne out by the individual members who, as is custom, reported increases in their individual company sales trends. Those trends may continue as speaker Brad Phillips offered plenty of sales tips and in his presentation. AMTMA members also were given tips for avoiding workplace suits by Krista Watson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The meeting saw members in an upbeat mood, as they resumed management of the association. They recently took over management of the association from a professional association management company that had been running AMTMA for several years. This is a return to the AMTMA’s roots, as for most of its existence it had been run by the companies who make up the membership. With this return, the group plans more projects, such as a round-robin measurement program, increased active involvement with standards committees, increased publicity and communications, and more. AMTMA welcomed its new officers as well. After two years, George Scheutz turned over the president’s gavel to Norm
LeDuc. Other new officers included Jim Gregory of Hi-Tool Corp. (Cincinnati) as vice president, and Nick Bosworth of PMC/Lonestar (Willoughby, OH) as secretary and treasurer. New board members include John Mead of Master Gage & Tool Co. (Danville, VA), Steven Popovic of Cleveland Specialty Inspection Services Inc. (Mentor, OH) and John Gehret of Vermont Thread Gage LLC. www.amtma.com |
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WESTEC Draws Positive Crowd
LOS ANGELES—While L.A. Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant was putting together a consecutive series of 50-point games and attracting thousands to the Staples Center to watch him simply shoot warm-up baskets, thousands more were checking out the latest in measurement and manufacturing equipment next door at the L.A. Convention Center.
From March 26 to 29, Los Angeles was the site of WESTEC 2007, whose theme of “Solid” seemed to show up in the increased number of exhibitors and floor space, filling up two halls. Likewise, many of this year’s attendees reported strong interest in new equipment software and services.
Educational seminars also ran during the show hours, with a number of events also focused on pairing manufacturers and educators together. In addition, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers recognized several manufacturing leaders for their contributions at its awards ceremony on Monday, March 26. Among the honorees were Manfred Weck of Aachen, Germany, Daniel Ariens of Ariens Co., Richard McDermott of FormTech Industries, Charles Cox of Southern Manufacturing, Yoram Koren of the University of Michigan and Warren DeVries of the University of Maryland.
www.sme.org/westec |
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Deadline Extended to April 16 for Quality's Plant and Professional of the Year Awards
Apply Now for Plant or Professional of the Year
BENSENVILLE, IL--The Quality Professional and Plant of the Year will be recognized at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. Quality Magazine's Plant of the Year award recognizes both a small plant of 250 or fewer employees and a large plant of more than 250 employees for its outstanding achievements in quality. The Quality Plant of the Year will be announced at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. An official nomination form must be filled out and returned to Quality Magazine by April 16, 2007
. Apply now at
2007 Quality Plant of the Year and
2007 Quality Professional of the Year
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Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop is a Must-Attend Event
Registration is now available (www.qualitymag.com/mmcw
) for the Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW) 2007 event. MMCW has the all serious, must-know information for every manufacturing and quality professional. The weeklong event, April 23-27, will provide you with the knowledge to help you solve test, measurement and inspection challenges on the shop floor. A new location in Clearwater FL, all-day workshops, new and expanded topics, an exclusive guest spouse program, networking opportunities and top-name suppliers make MMCW a must-attend event.
Network with other quality professionals like yourself from companies such as, Ford Motor Co., Northrop Grumman, DaimlerChrysler, Becton Dickinson, Caterpillar, Honda, GE, Boeing, the U.S. Air Force, 3M and many more. Don’t be left out. Register today. For a complete conference schedule and to register please visit www.qualitymag.com/mmcw or call 1-888-530-6714.
April 23-26, 2007 – Clearwater Beach, FL. Sponsors include: Mahr Federal Inc., Nikon, Verisurf Software and Hexagon |
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Quality Magazine Launches NDT Web Site
 Quality launches a Web site for its NDT special section,
www.ndtmag.com. NDT serves the nondestructive testing and materials testing needs of more than 26,000 quality and manufacturing professionals. This special section reports on the practical use and application of nondestructive testing and materials testing needs to improve product quality on the shop floor and in manufacturing planning. Feature-length articles, case studies and technology features focus on:
www.ndtmag.com
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