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Tight Tolerances at Top Tool

March 1, 2013

Collaboration with customers, aggressive miniaturization, and advanced part qualification have earned this micro stamping component supplier the title of 2013 Quality Plant of Year.


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Case Study

A Vision for Quality

Visual inspection tops list of key quality control procedures for Illinois-based Mennie Machine Co.
March 1, 2013

Recently, on tour of the facility with Kyle Goetsch, Mennie’s quality manager, he explained how Mennie Machine has survived, and thrived.


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Case Study

X-Ray Computed Tomography Expertise Helps Build a Business

Avonix Imaging helps educate the market on the advantages of this “largely untapped” technology.
March 1, 2013

Akoan is a statement, question or phrase in Zen study designed to get a student to stop, contemplate, and hopefully progress and deepen his or her practice.


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New USB3 Vision Standard Available for Download

February 20, 2013

Vision component manufacturers have embraced the standard and are expected to widely adopt it.


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NDT - Magnetic Particle Inspection

Magnetic Particle Powder Performance

Choosing the correct type of magnetic particles for your application will go a long way toward getting the most reliable results.
February 11, 2013

The magnetic particle method of nondestructive testing is used for locating surface and near-subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials.


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Despite a Subdued Fourth Quarter, 2012 Industrial Manufacturing M&A Value Surpasses 2011 Levels

Strategic Investors Generate 90% of Deals; Financial Sponsors Remain on Sidelines
February 8, 2013

 

Uncertainty of global economy continues to stymie industrial manufacturing deal activity.

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Management

100 Ways of Looking at Quality

The companies in our Quality Leadership 100 demonstrate continuous improvement and a commitment to quality.
February 1, 2013

1903 was a big year. The Wright Brothers took to the skies, the Ford Motor Company got on the road, and a young William Boeing left Yale and headed to the West Coast.


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Quality 101

Internal Threads

How much do you know about the inspection of functional thread depth?
February 1, 2013

The measurement of the depth of thread on an internal thread can be challenging. A quick and accurate way to check thread depth is to modify the go thread plug gage by adding a depth notch or depth step to represent the functional thread depth.


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Speaking of Quality

Outlook for Manufacturers in 2013

Work with your suppliers, reap the benefit.
February 1, 2013

A solid working relationship with your suppliers is essential to your business success. Assessing your risks is also good for business. But is your organization fully engaged in these business practices?


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Imaging Systems Enhance Security at Boca Raton Regional Hospital

A built-in radio frequency reader automatically provides authorized employees with system access.
January 24, 2013

A built-in radio frequency reader automatically provides authorized employees with system access.


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Multimedia

Videos

Podcasts

Bill Arbogast explains his perspective on quality, ISO 9001, and how to manage inevitable business changes.


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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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