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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- IPI in Positive Territory for Second Straight Week
- Zeiss Delivers 2,000th Contura G2 CMM
- Q-Cast Podcast: How is the Bailout Affecting Manufacturing?
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Quality e-Sponsor:
Gear Measurement
The GMX 400 provides analysis for a range of gear and gear tool applications with ODs up to 400 millimeters. The tester incorporates a four-axis controller with automatic tailstock and a 3-D scanning probe head. Equipped for both stand-alone shop floor and gear lab applications, the tester also can be networked for transfer of measurement results and machine corrections. The tester has Class 1 accuracy in accordance with VDI/VDE 2612/2613 Group 1.
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IPI in Positive Territory for Second Straight Week
NEWARK, NJ-The Industrial Price Index (IPI), based on the daily prices of raw materials used in industrial production, ended the week of July 31 more than 2.1 percentage points higher than the previous week, reaching 88.2532 - the highest point for the IPI since October 17, 2008, reports the Journal of Commerce's Economic Cycle Research Institute. FULL STORY>>
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Quality e-Premier Product:
The new SI Series Motorized Pendulum Impact Testing Machine (Model SI-1M) with Fracta Software is ideal for testing metals to Charpy and Izod standards, and is designed for simple data acquisition and calculation of energy. It features a motor-driven rising hammer with auto-return after the test and a dual latched hammer to avoid accidental release or test execution. The SI-1M has available energy up to 450 Joule.
Instron
825 University Ave.
Norwood, MA 02062-2643
(800) 564-8378
www.instron.com
info_news@instron.com
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AMT Urges Congress to Assist Small Manufacturers
MCLEAN, VA-Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, Douglas K. Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), told members of the committee that the effects of tax breaks and other provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have so far been minimal on the struggling manufacturing industry. Also, listen to Quality's interview with Douglas Woods here! FULL STORY>>
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SME Seeks Nominations for the 2010 Class of Fellows
DEARBORN, MI-The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is seeking nominations for the 2010 Class of Fellows. Fellows membership is limited to a select few and is presented in recognition of contributions to the manufacturing profession. FULL STORY>>
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September 22-24
Quality Expo, Rosemont, IL. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.qualityexpo.com
September 29 - October 1
Aero & Defense Test, Baltimore, MD. Leading Edge Events & Media Ltd., (800) 913-5022. www.aerodefensetest.com
October 3-7
Infusion 2009, San Antonio, TX. InfinityQS, (703) 961-0200. www.infinityqs.com/infusion
October 19-23
ASNT Fall Conference & Quality Testing Show, Columbus, OH. The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), (800) 222-2768. www.asnt.org
October 25-29
MS&T 2009, Pittsburgh, PA. The American Ceramic Society, (607) 533-7000. http://matscitech.org
November 3-5
Vision 2009, Stuttgart, Germany. Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, +49 (0)711 185600. www.messe-stuttgart.de/vision
November 9-11
Quality Symposium 2009, Phoenix. CIS Software, (613) 577-4417. www.cissoftware.com
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Quality e-Marketplace:
i-Wave Wireless Gage Head Interface
Marposs Corp. will introduce the i-Wave, its newest wireless device in the M1 Star bore gage product line, at Quality Expo 2009 in booth 4739, September 22 to 24, 2009, in Rosemont, IL. The i-Wave wireless handle allows quick and easy "plug-and-play" changeover of a variety of mechanical gage heads without any tools. The handle features the innovative StarLock locking device, a mechanical interface that allows connecting new and existing gages to the world of wireless gaging.
Marposs Corp. • (888) 627-7677 • www.marposs.com
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MAG Provides Machine Tools to Russian Aerospace Manufacturer
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI-Machine tool company MAG Industrial Automation Systems recently shipped a titanium profiler machining system to Russian titanium producer VSMPO-Avisma, as part of a 34-machine order valued at more than $74 million. The MAG machines will provide critical manufacturing capacity to the newly established Landing Gear Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia, part of the Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM) joint venture with Boeing, and will produce titanium components for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Boeing 777 and other aircraft. FULL STORY>>
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New Q-Cast Podcast on Quality Online
Learn How the Government Bailout is Affecting Manufacturing
Douglas Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. He discusses his time in front of the committee, as well as what specific government plans are helping, and can help, the manufacturing industry.
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Zeiss Delivers 2,000th Contura G2 CMM
MAPLE GROVE, MN-Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. has sold its 2,000th Contura G2 coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to Schmiede Corp. of Tullahoma, TN, a contract machining shop. The Contura G2 was introduced in December of 2005, and since then the Maple Grove, MN, manufacturing facility has produced 2,000 of the machines. FULL STORY>>
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AIAG Establishes Web Page for ISO/TS 16949 Customer Specifics
SOUTHFIELD, MI-The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has created a Web page that provides suppliers with ISO/TS 16949 OEM and tier one customer-specific requirements. FULL STORY>>
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| Blogs: Views from Quality |
| Industry experts and editors from Quality Magazine share their views on the latest in quality and manufacturing-and we want your feedback! |
The term is so commonly used and so poorly defined. Is "data diven" is just a buzzword?
by Evan Miller
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NAM Says Voluntary Standards System Drives U.S. Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. voluntary standards system is spurring the development of emerging technologies such as Smart Grid, healthcare IT and cyber security, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). In an event hosted today by NAM and the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, nearly 100 leaders from government and a wide range of industry and trade associations gathered to address the importance of the U.S. voluntary standards system. FULL STORY>>
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The Business Innovation Conference is a premier event bringing academia, government and business together to explore and learn the science of innovation, and accelerate performance through innovation.
Exchange your knowledge, experience and excitement with innovators like yourself.
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QC Group Launches Online Quoting Site
BURNSVILLE, MN-The QC Group, a metrology laboratory, has launched its Instant-Quote site for scanning and comparative analysis services for precision products. FULL STORY>>
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