Articles Tagged with ''metrology''

Other Dimensions | Hill Cox

Hand Tool Calibration

Calibration of these instruments can be simple or complicated by those making a career out of the process.
Hill Cox
July 15, 2021
In keeping with my recent columns summarizing the calibration of various gages, I offer this one as a catchall for the many precision hand tools used for measurements.
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From the Editor | Darryl Seland

Pent-Up Demand

Catching Up on Ketchup
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Darryl Seland
July 15, 2021
The laws of supply and demand are familiar, whether consciously or unconsciously, to anyone that has ever attempted to buy or sell something. So, basically, everyone that has ever lived.
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Software & Analysis

The Evolution of Quality Management Systems Software

From the CEO to the Manufacturing Floor, Access to Data Empowers the Organization to Improve.
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Michael Mallen
July 8, 2021
Evolve or die, as the saying goes. Is that true for quality management and for quality management systems software? In today’s rapidly changing world, I have to say that it absolutely is.
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Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

Collaborating with Industry

As 2021 Unfolds, ASQ Will Continue to Provide Ample and Meaningful Opportunities to Collaborate
James Spichiger
Jim Spichiger
July 8, 2021
Throughout its 75-year history, ASQ has been a professional organization that has been committed to providing enhanced expertise, professional networks, tools, and solutions to help its members advance their products, services, and industries. 
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Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Quality Mindset

Quality Should be Shaped Through Ideas, Not Opinions.
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Jim L. Smith
July 8, 2021
As time progresses, we continue to learn a great deal about quality. We have embedded quality in our processes, our measurement systems, and even our relationships. Although we still have much to learn, one cannot help but marvel at the transforming impact of quality.
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Aerospace | NDT in Aerospace

Ensuring Aerospace Component Quality with CT-Data Analysis and Visualization Software

For as long as There Has Been Commercial and MilitaryFlight, Aircraft Compoenent Suppliers Have Been Charged With Providing Dimensional and Process Control-Related Data.
Dr. Pascal Pinter
July 8, 2021
Aerospace and defense manufacturing, and associated maintenance and repair operations (MRO), are undergoing some fundamental technology shifts right now. One of the drivers of this is additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing.
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Management

The Quality Profession Since the Pandemic

While Some Concerns Remain the Same, Manufacturers Faced New Challenges Over the Past Year
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
July 8, 2021
A lot has changed since March 2020.  That’s when the last Quality State of the Profession survey was conducted. The survey was fielded March 9-10, 2020. The next day, WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and it was declared a national emergency in the U.S. a few days after that.
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Test & Inspection

A Guide to Mechanical Testing of Paper and Plastic Packaging Materials

A simple tensile test can be used as a quality control measure to ensure the materials meet internal criteria, or for comparison purposes.
Meredith Bernstein
July 3, 2021
In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic began upending our lives, one change among many was the huge uptick in the global consumption of paper and plastic products. Ecommerce saw rapid expansion in 2020 as restaurants shifted to a takeout model and consumers opted to shop online from the safety of their homes instead of visiting a crowded store.
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