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Manufacturers React to the Coronavirus

In these strange times, every industry around the globe has been affected by the coronavirus. And manufacturing is no different.

MESA Announces Development of Smart Manufacturing Model

MESA International announced the development of a new model called “The Model for Smart Manufacturing”.

Quality Responds to Coronavirus

COVID-19 continues to monopolize the world’s attention, and with good reason.

ISO Standards: Quality Objectives and Quality Dreams

This article reviews common practices for, and the positive results of, establishing measurable quality objectives for ISO 9001 and ISO 1...

NAM's Timmons Urges Official Designate All Manufacturing as “Essential”

On March 19, Jay Timmons petitioned governors, mayors, cities, and counties to designate manufacturing as "essential."

NIST Helps Build Accurate Measurement Infrastructure for 5G Communications

As fifth-generation (5G) devices and networks begin to roll out, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping to ...

New Wohlers Report 2020 Documents More than 250 Applications of Additive Manufacturing

Wohlers Associates, Inc. announced the publication of Wohlers Report 2020, the 25th annual installment of its undisputed, industry-leadin...

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NDT

Five Things You Didn’t Know Eddy Currents Could Inspect

Olivier Bellavance

Eddy current testing (ECT) is an electromagnetic testing technique used to inspect non-ferromagnetic materials, and eddy current array (ECA) is an advanced form of ECT that allows efficient scanning over …

Management

Meet Kathy Lyall, our 2020 Quality Professional of the Year

Michelle Bangert

The problem would go away only to return every few months. The manufacturing mystery continued for about seven months, with each failure costing $26 in raw material alone. …

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Test & Inspection

Latest Developments in Borescope Technology: Dual Camera Modules

Zack Wessels

Of all the various NDT disciplines, it is safe to say that remote visual inspection (RVI) is the one most widely used across all industries. While radiography and ultrasonic testing, …

Vision & Sensors

5 Automation Trends

Jeff Burnstein

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are the latest innovation that have been transforming traditional robot tasks through increased flexibility and diversified applications, including their unique ability to navigate in an uncontrolled …

Software

When it Comes to Quality, Make it Easy for Your Team to Do the Right Thing

John Dancoe

If you’re in manufacturing, no matter the industry, quality is top of mind. It must be, or you won’t be in business long. Yet, with all the focus, there are …

Test & Inspection

Understanding the Role of Load Cells in Force Measurement

James M. Clinton

Load cells are an integral part in a force measurement system. Understanding load cell terminology, common sizing techniques, and how they function will help you choose the most appropriate load …

Measurement

Color Management 101: The Latest Technology and Techniques

Earl Balthazar

Uniformity has long been associated with quality perception, and color can be one of the most striking visual giveaways if products are inconsistent. As a result, consumers are more likely …

Partners

Save Time & Money on Inspection Reporting

Better Inspection Reporting

Michelle Bangert

The aerospace industry wouldn’t function without first article inspection.

Utilizing CMM Data with FAI Reports

Not Maximizing Your CMM Output Data

Even though CMMs are widely used and have become important to the quality operations of many companies, they remain complex and expensive.

Blogs

Manufacturing & the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Michelle Bangert

Marlin Steel Wire Products (Baltimore, MD) has modified its manufacturing practices over the last few weeks.

Predictability

By Jim L. Smith

Discovery

By Jim L. Smith

Addressing Customers' 3D Model Demands

Embrace your Customers’ 3D Models

Suppliers have been accepting customers’ 2D prints for decades and have become accustomed to using and interpreting these PDF or Tiff drawings for inspection reports.

First Article Inspection

Identify the Changes Between Drawing Revisions.

Winston Churchill said,”To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” While Churchill was not talking about revision changes with drawings, he might as well have been.

Save Time & Money on Inspection Reporting

Use One Software Solution for all Customers

Manufacturers who want to diversify their product line are met with serious challenges. While the adage, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” seems simplistic enough, the implementation of diversifying is anything but simple. Finding cross over markets in aerospace, medical device and automotive industries, basically serving three or four market masters, can lead to tremendous opportunity and challenges.

First Article Inspection

Expedite Customer Approval of FAIs

A complete First Article Inspection (FAI) prior to shipment is a reality that most suppliers understand and they move heaven and earth to comply with their customer’s demands. But after completing the lengthy documentation and submitting this FAI package to the customer, the supplier often cannot ship the parts: The FAI is held up without the necessary customer approval.

Quality Magazine

2020 April

Check out the April 2020 edition of Quality: Quality Professional of the Year, color management, understanding the role of load cells, automation and much more!

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