Since the invention of the vernier caliper in the 1850s, dimensional metrology has played a critical role in driving the manufacturing industry to its current levels of excellence.
Just so there’s no misunderstanding, the ‘PC’ referred to in the title is not about political correctness, a very bad disease in its own right. In this case it’s about panic calibration.
Laser tracker equipment has been in existence for three decades, used widely in the automotive, aerospace and machine shops sectors for larger volume and high accuracy measurements.
All practical dimensional metrology applications rely on capturing data points in space, xyz coordinates.
The market for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) is mature and, as such, experiencing low revenue growth rates.
Liebherr will exclusively represent the Wenzel GearTec product line in the United States and Canada.
Metrology Users Can View MVTB and Target Holder Kits at Brunson Stand/Booth 5306 in Hall 5.
Oliver brings a lifetime of manufacturing and AME experience.
In this example of a quality improvement project the performance of a catapult needed improvement due to a high degree of variation in the distance traveled by a projectile.
Bill Arbogast explains his perspective on quality, ISO 9001, and how to manage inevitable business changes.
Read: The 2013 Quality Professional of the Year
The purpose of this field guide is to assist organizations, step by step, in implementing a quality management system (QMS) in conformance with ISO 9001:2008, whether from scratch or by transitioning from ISO 9001:2000. It examines each sub-clause of Sections 4–8 of ISO 9001:2008, which contain the requirements, and gives a list of the documentation/documents required, internal audit questions, a summary of management’s responsibilities, and a flowchart of the steps that need to be undertaken to satisfy the requirements.
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