Imaging errors introduced by lenses can limit the quality of an optical system. Both distortion and perspective errors, however, can be measured and corrected.

Software Tracks Gages by the Thousands

May 1, 2003

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Manufacturers need help to manage their gages.

Assessing the Baldrige Award

May 1, 2003

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Some organizations apply for awards, quality or otherwise, just to hang another certificate on the wall.

Mailbag: Deeply Disappointed in ISO Attacks

May 1, 2003

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Your siren's call for the silent majority of ISO 9000 supporters to speak out has gripped my fingers with a compulsion to write my first letter to a trade magazine.

Surface Standard Set

May 1, 2003

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Surface analysis is a key specification, but one, at least according to some members of a surface texture standards committee, that not enough engineers knows enough about.

Mailbag: ISO Not Easy

May 1, 2003

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I believe that our company is part of a very small minority of registered companies that has benefited from an ISO 9000 registration -- but it certainly was not easy or without high cost.

A working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is necessary if engineers want to truly understand the designer's intent, and therefore plan accurate and appropriate inspection of the product the drawing represents.

CMM Locks-in Inspection Productivity

May 1, 2003

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If asked what would be the most likely method for inspecting 0.111-inch hole diameters and the locations of a padlock, would a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) be the answer? Probably not.

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