Quality Magazine

2013 April

Check out the April 2013 edition of Quality Magazine for features about Measurement, Software and Test & Inspection.

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Management

A Real Professional

The 2013 Quality Professional of the Year is a meticulous, detail-oriented auditor who makes the audit process easier.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
April 2, 2013

Bill Arbogast, our 2013 Quality Professional of the Year, almost became an architect.


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Features

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Software & Analysis

Got 10,000 Data Points?

Rethinking the SPC workflow for large-scale data.
Steve Daum
April 15, 2013

Just as a recipe designed for four may require some changes if it is called upon to serve 4,000, dramatically up-scaling the number of quality metrics being monitored may demand new approaches when deploying SPC.


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Measurement

Advances in Shaft Measurement

As shaft measurement systems have gained popularity, users have been demanding more and more capabilities from them.
Patrick Nugent
April 3, 2013

The term “shaft measurement system” is standard industry parlance today, but to think of these gages as measuring only shafts is too limiting.


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Columns

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Face of Quality

Ten Reasons to Invest in Yourself

Today's World Takes No Pity on People Who Do Not Add Value.
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Jim L. Smith
April 8, 2013

Following are ten potential career benefits that can be realized when you upgrade your skills and knowledge by pursuing a professional certification.


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Speaking of Quality

The ISO Standard

Management system standards aren't going away.
April 18, 2013

ISO 9001, the international standard for quality management systems, has been growing in popularity since 2010.


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QM Columnists GDT
GD&T Workshop

GD&T Best Practices

Controlling the geometry of slots.
Bill Tandler
April 12, 2013

Let’s look at what it takes to control the geometry of slots, and see if there is indeed a “best practice.”


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Legal Insight

Protect Your Property

How much do you know about property and casualty insurance?
Bryan Berson
April 16, 2013

With regard to their businesses, entrepreneurs and executives should think carefully about risks to people and property.


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From the Editor

Meet Our Professional of the Year

Those in the quality field deserve some attention.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
April 2, 2013

Although we here at Quality operate on a much narrower scale, profiling those individuals who are not household names, we also want to recognize those who stood out.


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