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Calipers Resist Moisture, Contaminants

May 5, 2003
Electronic calipers may seem like simple measuring devices. But when contaminants in the work environment cause calipers to fail, their importance can quickly become clear.
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Access the World of NDT

May 5, 2003
Explore the options of NDT at ASNT's annual fall conference.
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Portable CMM Sorts Out Inspection Task

May 5, 2003
Siemens Dematic (Grand Rapids, MI) manufactures Automated Flat Sorting Machines (AFSMs) that are used by the U.S. Postal Service for sorting letters in mail distribution centers.
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Computer-Aided Inspection Promises Big Savings

May 5, 2003
A few months ago, if Rus Emerick wanted to inspect a manufactured part, it could take as long as three weeks and cost as much as $16,000. Today, he can do it in two days at little cost.
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Get Lean and Improve Quality

May 5, 2003
Lean manufacturing not only eliminates nonvalue-added steps, it eliminates the quality problems that stem from these cost, time and resource drains.
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The Big Picture

May 5, 2003
I am a trade magazine editor charged with informing my readers and supporting this industry, but sometimes the big picture can be clouded by day-to-day duties.
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Outside Expertise for Quick Certification

May 5, 2003
LK Metrology Systems Inc. (Brighton, MI), a supplier of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), was facing a new customer requirement.
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Quality Management<br>Managing Quality on the Web

May 5, 2003
Internet technologies offer an alternative to traditional in-house software and corporate network systems for quality assurance applications. One of the latest trends is Web-based collaboration with customers and suppliers.
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Mailbag:<br>Quality is a Journey

May 5, 2003
I read your July editorial ("Eliminate ISO 9000?," July 2002, p. 6) and being busy attending an ISO technical committee meeting in Malaysia, I did not have time to reply.
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Mailbag:<br>Supporting ISO

May 5, 2003
In the September editorial ("Silent ISO Majority?," Sept. 2002, p. 6), the editor asked if anyone supported ISO 9000. As a corporate quality systems manager, I can tell you that ISO and QS-9000 have done some good for us.
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