Aerospace

News, views and information on manufacturing in the aerospace and aviation sectors.

ARTICLES

Laser Trackers

Quasi-Monopoly Market Structure

The driver of the global laser tracker market.
May 6, 2013

Laser tracker equipment has been in existence for three decades, used widely in the automotive, aerospace and machine shops sectors for larger volume and high accuracy measurements.


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Measurement

Practical Metrology: Laser Trackers

Laser trackers are a portable, proven device for collecting accurate coordinate data.
May 3, 2013

All practical dimensional metrology applications rely on capturing data points in space, xyz coordinates.


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Software & Analysis

Are Your Documents Under Control?

Document control must not be isolated.
May 1, 2013

In the mid 1980s my company got its first PC for accounting and a database of client/case records. It was a revolution!


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Quality 101

Air Gages: Accurate, Easy and Efficient Quality Control

Air gages are an accurate, reliable and inexpensive metrology tool used in the quality control process of production.
May 1, 2013

Patented for manufacturing in 1943, historians document this tool has been in use for nearly a century.


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NDT for Composites Market to Experience Healthy Expansion

April 25, 2013

Stringent regulations, safety concerns and expanding applications of composites to push uptake of NDT.


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2013 'The MFG Meeting' Draws Nearly 700

April 16, 2013

The 2014 MFG Meeting will be held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, AZ, March 5-8.


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Wenzel America Partners with Liebherr Gear Technology

April 16, 2013

Liebherr will exclusively represent the Wenzel GearTec product line in the United States and Canada.


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U.S. Industrial Manufacturers Optimistic About Economy

April 16, 2013

Nearly 80 Percent of Manufacturing Executives Predict Revenue Growth in 2013, says PwC.


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Shifting the Paradigm: Lean Six Sigma Project’s Voice of the Customer (VOC)

April 16, 2013

When examining a project from a supplier-input-process-output-customer point of view, suppliers of a customer focus on what they do in a process.


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The People Theory: Motivating Others

April 12, 2013

The following is a series of articles that longtime Quality columnist and blogger Jim Smith penned in 1979 to motivate employees.


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EVENTS

Materials Science & Technology 2013 Conference & Exhibition

10/27/13
Montreal
Canada
Contact: Andrea Silnes

The MS&T partnership of ACerS, AIST, ASM, MetSoc and TMS brings together scientists, engineers, students, suppliers and more to discuss current research and technical applications, and to shape the future of materials science and technology.

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Tech ManufactureXPO 2013

5/1/13

Welcome to Tech ManufactureXPO 2013 presented by ASSEMBLY and Quality Magazines!

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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 MAGAZINE

Quality Magazine

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2013 May

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