When General Motors Corp.'s Allison Transmission Div. (Indianapolis) began pilot production at a new plant in Baltimore early last year, the company encountered big problems with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) used in its main housing and fabrication cell.
It can be rolled up and carried under a person's arm. It can be crumpled up like paper and it can be rolled over with an automobile tire. Of course, the last thing is what the pressure pad is made to do.
As companies continue to keep a watchful eye on the budget, e-learning is one option for creating a happy marriage between continuous training for employees and a fatter wallet for management.
For manufacturers who are focused on renewing ISO certification this year, it is time to roll up the sleeves because there are significant differences between ISO 9000: 1994 and ISO 9000: 2000.
Manufacturers’ demands for versatility, accuracy, higher throughput, greater point density and continuous operation have resulted in the development of coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probes designed for a range of applications.
A Web-based supply chain collaboration system is paying dividends in reduced costs and improved quality for this Tier One automotive component manufacturer -- as well as for its suppliers.
Low-cost accelerometers are increasingly being integrated into a variety of industrial systems, making many cost-sensitive, "condition-monitoring" applications economically viable.
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