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Articles Tagged with ''defects''

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Computed Tomography for Nondestructive Testing

Analysis and visualization software is key to final quality.
Victoria Andrews
June 1, 2020

Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), vision systems, the trusty micrometer—no manufacturer would argue the importance of traditional dimensional metrology equipment, but the fact remains that the tried and true sometimes comes up lacking.


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SPC Software prevents defective parts

How a Global Manufacturer Prevents Defective Parts with SPC Software

Easy monitoring and actionable reporting are key.
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Leah Pickett
April 30, 2019

ARaymond, an industrial supplier of fastening and assembling solutions, rose from humble beginnings. Founded in Grenoble, France in 1865, the family business “started out making fastening elements for the glove and footwear industry,” says Jake Fox, senior quality engineer at ARaymond’s Brunswick, Ohio location.


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Dye penetrant testing

The Ultimate Guide to Visible Dye Penetrant Testing

Some handy tips for beginners who are new to visible dye penetrant testing or NDT pros who want an easy reference guide.
Cheri Stockhausen
February 1, 2019

The dye penetrant method of inspection is a nondestructive test for defects open to the surface. It may be used on such materials as aluminum, magnesium, brass, copper, cast iron, steel, stainless steel, carbides, stellite, certain plastics and ceramics. 


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Back to Basics: Materials Testing in the Automotive Industry

Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
January 11, 2019

Each application within the automotive manufacturing process requires a unique set of testing requirements.


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Managing the Cost of Quality

Managing the Cost of Quality

We owe it to the customers and employees to keep track of these costs and continuously seek to improve them.
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Paul W. Critchley
August 15, 2018

The cost of quality isn’t discussed much. More often, the cost of poor quality hogs the limelight and the headlines. Cost of poor quality costs are believed to be 100% avoidable, and thus are assigned resources to expend extra attention and efforts to eliminate. 


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MPI inspection

Still the One: The Enduring Attraction of Magnetic Particle Inspection

MPI can be applied to many industries and uses, ranging from roller coasters and nuclear power plants to aviation and aerospace.
Clifford Murphy
July 8, 2018

Each day, facilities across the globe turn to nondestructive testing (NDT) to verify the reliability of parts or materials without causing damage. One of the most popular of these methods is magnetic particle inspection (MPI)—a form of NDT that uses magnetism to detect surface and near-surface defects, cracks, seams or stress points in ferromagnetic materials before parts and materials are placed into service.


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Face of Quality

Avoid the Blame Game

Root cause analysis can solve problems effectively.
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Jim L. Smith
April 30, 2018

This may sound familiar. Manufacturer’s efforts to do more for less have resulted in the purchasing department sourcing products to the cheapest provider. Such cost-cutting certainly makes purchasing groups look like heroes to management, but the effect on manufacturing and quality may be just the opposite.


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Lean’s Impact on Quality

Lean isn’t about speed—it’s about value.
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Paul W. Critchley
April 30, 2018

“Lean isn’t going to help you if your quality is bad. Why just make bad stuff faster?”


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Face of Quality

Foundation for Defect-Based Metrics

Two questions form the foundation for a defect-based metric system.
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Jim L. Smith
August 7, 2013

A defect happens when the outcome of any process, whether to manufacture a product or provide a service, does not produce the expected outcome.


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