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Informative Sites for Engineers

May 19, 2003
The Internet is an excellent source for information.
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Probe has a soft touch

May 19, 2003
Measuring flexible or fragile parts with a coordinate measuring machine touch probe can be problematic because a simple touch can change the shape of the part--throwing off accuracy--or it may damage the piece upon contact.
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10 Steps to Optimal Production

May 19, 2003
Is quality determined after a part is assembled or during machining operations? Or, does quality begin at the first step in developing products and processes?
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Training Trends: Know the Rating

May 19, 2003
Last month, Training Trends discussed the someArial deadly effects of failed electrical measurement equipment.
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Mailbag:<br>Wheeler's Workshop Comment

May 19, 2003
I read the Wheeler's Workshop column in your magazine each month, with keen interest. However, in the May 2001 issue (p. 26), I found a comment in the "April Brain Teaser" section that is disconcerting.
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Mailbag:<br>Is Free Trade Fair?

May 19, 2003
Concerning your editorial, "Saving U.S. Jobs" (July 2001, p. 8), I must say this. It is not the moral duty of American manufacturing to bear the cross of "free trade" to demonstrate the theory that we are all somehow better off when we are losing manufacturing base to third world countries.
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CMMs: The Drive for Communication

May 19, 2003
Incompatibility among different brands of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and other metrology systems costs American business an estimated $1 billion each year.
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ISO 9004 The Other Half of the Consistent Pair

May 19, 2003
It takes both flesh and bones to make up an entire body. So is it with the ISO 9000: 2000 standard released last December by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
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Wireless SPC Lets Operator Roam Free

May 19, 2003
Gathering test, measurement and inspection data from workstations throughout a manufacturing facility can be done the traditional way--with pen and paper.
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Engineers Look to Web for Resources

May 19, 2003
The Internet is an excellent place to look for answers, especially for those in specialized industries.
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