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Case Studies: Quality Is No Mistake

June 1, 2006

Woodcraft Industries (St. Cloud, MN), a manufacturer of hardwood and laminated components for the woodworking industry, started as a cabinet and fixture shop in St. Cloud, MN, in 1945.

QUALITY MEASUREMENT: Graded Gage Blocks Serve a Purpose

Dave Friedel

May 1, 2006

A graded gage block can help achieve a predictable uncertainty without consulting a calibration chart.

QUALITY MEASUREMENT: Making Sense of Quality

Bill Corzine

May 1, 2006

The most reliable instruments for measuring quality, particularly abstract quality, are one's natural senses.

QUALITY SOFTWARE & ANALYSIS: Size Up Gage Calibration Software

Mark Robins

May 1, 2006

Many questions need to be asked before purchasing and implementing gage management software.

Quality 101: No Need to Scratch

George Schuetz

May 1, 2006

With a variety of gages available for surface measurement, scratch pads are a method of the past for many manufacturers.

Quality Innovations: Tool Solves Measuring Challenge

Larry Adams

May 1, 2006

A new caliper measures corners-even theoretical ones.

Quality Test & Inspection: Detect Defects Optically

May 1, 2006

Understanding an optical sensing system helps improve reliability.

Quality Test & Inspection: The Glow of Success

Joe Rozgonyi

May 1, 2006

UV luminescence sensors can do more than photoelectric sensors at less cost than vision systems.

Quality Management: Teach, Write and Live Quality

May 1, 2006

Roderick Munro, Quality Magazine's 2006 Professional of the Year, has a proven track record of commitment to quality assurance and continual improvement in all aspects of his life.