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Automating Color Matching

February 1, 2007
Color is one of the most important visual cues that humans have for inspecting objects. Yet, color is a subjective value that depends on an object’s illumination and viewing environment as well as its spectral properties. To automate color-based inspection, a machine vision system must model after the behavior of human eyesight.
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Back to Basics: Video Inspection

February 1, 2007
To improve the quality of visual inspections of hard-to-reach areas such as deep bores or complex castings, borescope video inspection is an effective answer. Borescopes are optical instruments, akin to medical endoscopes, that allow operators to inspect products or components that they cannot inspect via other means.
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New Products

February 1, 2007
The SF1491 coil spring load center testing system performs load center and force line testing on coil compression springs. It is an advanced system designed specifically for the automotive industry to measure true force line vector in a suspension spring.
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NDT Applications: Laser Adjusts Motion System of Ultrasonic Scanner

October 1, 2006
The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), now under construction at Lockheed Martin, is being made in an assembly process like a car, drawing parts from many suppliers to feed a mile-long assembly line.
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Video Extensometers Boost Performance

October 1, 2006
Next-generation, noncontact video extensometers are replacing traditional contacting extensometers in many material tests.
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Examining with Eddy Current

October 1, 2006
Eddy current-based sensors provide precision displacement measurement.
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Is Penetrant Testing Still Relevant?

October 1, 2006
While not used as much as it was in the past, penetrant testing still has a place in a wide range of industries and applications.
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Optimize Synthetic Aperture Focusing

August 1, 2006
Advanced signal analysis techniques assist ultrasonic testing to maximize the information collected.
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Scoping Four Manufacturing Processes

August 1, 2006
Borescope inspection is gaining added importance in diverse and increasingly sophisticated manufacturing applications.
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Selecting a Microscope

August 1, 2006
Consider the magnification, resolution, contrast and measurement when buying a microscope.
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A Practical Field Guide for ISO 9001:2008

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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