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Off Topic Quality: Building a Reliable Source of Information

May 18, 2011

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A $230 billion manufacturer not only acquired and implemented a master data management (MDM) system, but sought to change the company’s operational strategy to ensure that critical product data was accurate, relevant and actionable.

AVT Cameras Help Locate Air France Crash Wreckage

May 17, 2011

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Nearly two years after the dramatic crash of Air France flight 447 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, France’s air accident investigators finally discovered the wreckage of the Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

The Basics of X-Ray Tomography for Precision Measurement

April 26, 2011

By Jeff Bibee

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Recent developments in computer tomography (CT) now provide high precision measurements, even on internal features, using X-ray technology.

Training Challenges with a Dispersed Workforce

April 18, 2011

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Piedmont Plastics leaders began investigating an learning management system approach to unify its training programs.

Off Topic Quality: 3-D Imaging Software Helps Researchers Understand 19th Century Painting Techniques

April 18, 2011

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The characterization of the porosity of ground layers in easel paintings: a first step towards understanding its role in water uptake, reactivity and material transport in 19th and early 20th century paintings.

Automated Programming Simplifies Processes

March 29, 2011

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Burkhardt+Weber Fertigungssysteme GmbH, part of Gruppo Riello Sistemi, has been developing and manufacturing machine tools since 1888. As early as 1958, the company developed its first numerically controlled (NC) machine tool using a radio wave controller. Today, Burkhardt+Weber focuses on large machining centers and special-purpose machines. Its machines can be found in manufacturing applications, including the machine tool industry.

Getting Started With Design of Experiments

March 25, 2011

By William D. Kappele and John Raffaldi

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Getting Started With Design of Experiments Design of Experiments (DOE is an effective as a troubleshooting method because it helps understand a process in more detail. Follow these seven steps on conducting experiments.

Scanning a "Bot" from Mystery Science Theater 3000

March 24, 2011

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Mystery Science Theater 3000, an award-winning television comedy, wanted to create a 6 inch figurine of one of the show’s robot characters. The process had to be non-destructive because there was only one puppet of the character. 3-D laser scanning provided an accurate, detailed model.

50 Years of Quality: A Look Back at Laser Measurement

February 21, 2011

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In this month’s edition of 50 Years of Quality, we take a look at how Quality has covered the relatively new technology of laser measurement over the years.

Restoring History

February 21, 2011

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A project manager of the restoration of one of the largest coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in North America discusses bringing this vintage tool back to life. Installed at The Boeing Co. in 1987 and then sold for scrap, the CMM is being reworked to better-than-new condition.

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