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Recent Changes in Aerospace Standards

August 31, 2012
With all of the new changes surrounding AS9100C:2009, AS9120A:2009, AS9101D and AS9104/1 it is imperative that you understand how they affect you, your business and your industry. This white paper provides an in-depth look at recent and upcoming changes to the AQMS requirements so that you and your organization will not be caught off guard when they come into place. Specifically, the present document addresses key changes in the following standards and related procedures:
  • AS9100C:2009 - "QMS for Aviation, Space & Defense Organizations"
  • Key Rules for Transition Audits
  • AS9120A:2009 - "QMS for Aviation, Space & Defense Organization Distributors"
  • AS9101D: "Audit Requirements for Aviation, Space & Defense Organizations"
  • AS9104/1: "Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management System Certification Programs"

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Environmental Management System (EMS): Why You Need One Now More Than Ever

August 31, 2012
In the 21st century, environmental issues have become a strategic concern, with organizations vying to meet their environmental obligations while simultaneously attempting to handle challenging marketplace, regulatory, competitive and global demands. Indeed, modern organizations must now develop effective environmental programs that can successfully handle a multitude of internal and external drivers, such as growing international concern and interest in such concepts as sustainable development and natural resource optimization; increased public pressure for greater transparency on environmental issues and improved environmental performance; and the need to demonstrate environmental responsibility and good stewardship to the public and regulators. Certification to a well-respected and established series of standards such as ISO 14001 provides a solid foundation for accomplishing these tasks.


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Visual Management: Increase Your Company's Profitability Through Insight

December 7, 2011
Download a new white paper from Red Lion to find out how implementing a simple visual management system can help you meet Kaizen, lean manufacturing and additional efforts to become more competitive in a global economy. The white paper describes various visual management solutions, which include the collection of key performance indicators and the communication of these KPIs to the production floor personnel-who can affect the greatest improvement.    

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Fundamentals of Calibration

December 1, 2011
Calibration is an insurance policy that verifies the accuracy of test instruments. Measurement instruments are essential for any company that verifies and measures during the product design and manufacturing process. Since these instruments are used to verify the quality of products, they are ultimately responsible for a business' success and the profitability. This makes the calibration of test and measurement equipment essential to multiple industries, including aerospace, life sciences, medical equipment, and general manufacturing. Regardless of the industry, the use of out-of-tolerance (OOT) instruments in day-to-day business compromises quality and credibility. This primer explains the fundamentals of calibration and why it is an essential part of any business plan.

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Fast and Easy Package Inspection

July 26, 2011
Fast and Easy Package Inspection The BOA™ from Teledyne DALSA is a tiny (41 mm3 cube) “smart camera” (see Figure 1). This smart camera contains an image sensor – as in a regular digital camera – image processing computers, communications, and machine vision software, all in a package that is IP67 (wash-down) rated and requires no cooling.


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Calibration is NOT a DIY Project

May 19, 2011

White Paper: Calibration is NOT a DIY Project
In order to stay profitable while delivering both quality and value, companies often find themselves looking for ways to reduce costs and free up valuable resources. Most companies discover they cannot effectively perform their own calibrations because of the many associated costs. One solution is to outsource difficult-to-manage functions that lie outside core processes. Calibration services can fall within this category.


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Calibration Basics and Best Practices

March 30, 2011

White Paper: Calibration Basics and Best Practices
Calibration is essential to improving a company’s bottom line and maintaining a superior reputation. Determine if calibration is a do-it-yourself operation or one that should be outsourced. This white paper outlines calibration basics, best practices and how these actions can ensure product quality, increase efficiency, decrease turnaround time and reduce costs.


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Tap Into Blue Chip Metrology Expertise

January 11, 2011
The business of manufacturing is a colossal world of outsourcing: from product design to parts to services. This practice makes it possible to leverage expertise when you need it. In a field such as metrology where the difficulty of finding and training qualified staff remains an industry-wide issue, outsourcing is a growing nationwide trend.

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Analyzing Data to Save Tax Dollars: Erie County, New York

July 29, 2010
Residents of Erie County, New York, faced a painful choice: raise taxes, or slash services. Then the new county executive offered a third option: use Lean Six Sigma to cut costs. Learn how the power of Minitab 15 Statistical Software helped the county's new improvement program save more than $2 million in just its first year.

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Modern CMM Design Concepts

May 14, 2010
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are used in practically every industry that requires precise dimensional inspection of manufactured parts. In today’s competitive environment, manufacturers demand CMMs that are accurate, reliable, fast, economical, and provide maximum flexibility with respect to operating environment. In order to meet these often conflicting requirements and provide maximum value in the products delivered to their customers, CMM manufacturers must make informed design decisions, intelligent material choices, and employ novel techniques.

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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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