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Audio Interviews
Plant of the Year Interview - Pelco Products Inc.
Sponsored by: Pelco Products earned Quality's 2010 Plant of the Year award for its focus on improving production and adhering to quality standards, and still ending up as the largest traffic signal hardware manufacturer in North America. Quality spoke with Mark Nash, operations manager at the company to learn more about Pelco and what makes this manufacturer Quality's Plant of the Year recipient.
Next month: Pelco discusses green iniatives with Quality in a second Q-Cast. Don't miss it!
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Smith & Wesson: Transitioning from Retail to Professional Use
Sponsored by: Ken Chandler, vice president of operations at Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., (Springfield, MA) discusses changes the company has made to stay competitive in the global market and transitioning from primarily being a retail seller of firearms to moving into professional use of firearms for law enforcement and military. Chandler is a keynote speaker at the 2010 Quality Measurement Conference.
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GD&T: Friend or Foe?
Sponsored by: Ed Morse, professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, talks about geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), some of the critical issues surrounding the language and what attendees to the 2010 Quality Measurement Conference can expect to take away from his keynote address at this year's event.
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Quality Leadership 100 Interview - AID
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Advanced Instrument Development (AID), Downers Grove, IL, an independent manufacturer of ionization chambers for diagnostic medical X-ray systems earned Quality's top spot in the Leadership 100 ranking this year; the company was also ranked number one in 2008. Jim Owen, quality manager at AID, tells Gillian Campbell, editor at Quality, changes that the company has gone through since earning its first spot as number one.
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Quality Leadership 100 Interview - Pneumadyne
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Pneumadyne, Plymouth, MN, manufactures miniature pneumatic products and larger scale parts as well with worldwide distribution. The company was ranked number two on the 2010 Quality Leadership 100 list. Listen to our interview with John Pharr, manufacturing quality engineer, to learn more about the company.
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Training Leaders
Sponsored by: Joseph A. DeFeo, president and executive coach at Juran, talks about training employees to be leaders, as well as process improvement tools and speaking the language of upper management.
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Chief Economist of NAM Discusses Recent Report
Sponsored by: Dave Huether, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers, discusses the association's Labor Day Report, which talks about the economic recovery and when manufacturers can expect continued recovery.
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Are You Ready for DMIS?
Sponsored by: John Horst of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discusses DMIS, a standardized language for CMM operators that aims to make proprietary CMM software, a distant memory.
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Accrediting Your Calibration Lab
Sponsored by: Rob Knake, accreditation officer at the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) - a nonprofit accreditation body - takes us through the steps of accrediting a calibration laboratory, what to expect, the costs and the biggest obstacles a lab faces during the process. Visit www.a2la.org for more accreditation information.
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Understanding a Management System
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Robert DuPuy of LRQA North America shares his thoughts on issues clients are facing today, defines management systems, and discusses how mature and robust management systems can be important during these economic times.
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Learn How the Government Bailout is Affecting Manufacturing
Douglas Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. He discusses his time in front of the committee, as well as what specific government plans are helping, and can help, the manufacturing industry.
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An Overview of Six Sigma
Sponsored by: Peter Sherman is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a certified quality engineer with more than 22 years of experience. Sherman talks about the definition of Six Sigma, implementing a program on a small budget, and getting management on board with rolling out a performance improvement program.
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How Can Phased Array Help You?
Sponsored by: Phased array can be a highly reliable inspection technique for an application. Coleman Flanagan, product manager of ultrasonic flaw detectors at Olympus, discusses how phased array differs from conventional ultrasonic methods and some of the benefits of the technique.
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Critical Calibration: Taking Care of Your CMM
Sponsored by: Jim Salsbury, corporate metrologist at Mitutoyo, talks about the importance of CMM calibration in order to protect a costly equipment investment as well as maintain the accuracy of the equipment. He also talks about the standards and procedures for CMM calibration.
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Case Study: Working with a Certification Company
Sponsored by: Eduardo Lorenzo Castro, corporate quality manager at Embraer, an aerospace manufacturer based in Brazil, discusses working with ABS Quality Evaluations, and the importance of staying up to date with certifications.
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Zero Defects
Sponsored by: Dave Crosby, author of "The Zero Defects Option," talks to Quality Magazine about zero defects: what it is and how to implement this performance standard.
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Listen to H. James Harrington - 2009 Professional of the Year
Quality Magazine's 2009 Professional of the Year recipient, H. James Harrington, discusses his view of the role of the quality professional today, quality improvement and poor quality costs. Harrington has more than 50 years of experience in the quality field.
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Revision to the B46.1 Standard on Surface Texture Measurement
Sponsored by: Brian Renegar of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and chair of the editorial working group for the revision of the ASME B46.1 standard on surface texture measurement and analysis, discusses changes to the standard, as well as what to expect from the B46 committee in the future.
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At the White House: Thoughts on the Economic Recovery Advisory Board
On February 6, 2009, President Obama invited business executives, including manufacturers, to the launch of his new Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Drew Greenblatt, owner of Marlin Steel Wire of Baltimore, MD, attended the event. Listen to our interview as Greenblatt discusses the event, as well as his thoughts on the current economic conditions and the importance of real-world perspective in Washington.
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Quality Leadership 100 Interview - NucFil
Nuclear Filter Technology of Golden, CO, earned Quality Magazine's top ranking in the Quality Leadership 100 for 2009. See why the manufacturer of nuclear waste containers is a leader in the quality field. We spoke with Curtis Marks, quality control manager, at the company, to learn more.
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Quality Leadership 100 Interview - AIV
American IV Products Inc., Harmans, MD, manufactures patient monitoring devices, including fetal monitor transducers, ECG cables and temperature probes. The company filled the number two spot on this year's Quality Leadership 100 list. Listen to our interview with Bob Rogers, director of quality operations at AIV, to learn why.
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