Quality engineers have a number of different technologies and approaches available today, each having their own strengths, to perform the measurement and inspection required to meet tight part tolerances and increasingly more stringent QC requirements.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This quote is attributed to Benjamin Franklin and is a clever and lasting summation of the importance of having a plan of attack for just about everything we do.
AS WE AWAIT NEW STANDARDS, LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK.
April 1, 2015
Although the latest revision of the ISO 9001 quality management standard will not be released until later this year, many companies are already investigating what 9001:2015 will mean to their quality management systems.
There was a time, not so long ago, when everyone knew that “in-process” gaging meant installing a jump-on gage on a grinder to tell the control when the workpiece was at size.
Heidenhain added versatility to its gaging line by expanding its length gage offerings with new variants of its successful in-line Specto and Acanto gages.
Hexagon Metrology announced its 4.5.4 SF coordinate measuring machine (CMM) has been updated with new advancements to further enhance the user experience.
Johnson Gage announced the introduction of ThreadSpecs 3, a new Thread Engineering Program created by Express Software Production in collaboration with Johnson Gage.
Fluke Corp. introduces the Fluke 805 FC Vibration Meter, a portable multifunction vibration screening tool that provides quantifiable information on the bearing and overall health of motors and other rotating equipment, and shares that data in real time via Fluke Connect.
Visual Workplace, Inc. offers Glow Floor-Mark, a peel and stick, glow in the dark safety product that helps building and vehicle personnel find their way in the dark, whether it’s nighttime, during a power failure, a building fire filled with smoke, a natural disaster or other emergency.