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Much has been written about the advantages of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and much of it is true. 

The smallest leak in a component or sub-assembly can compromise a product’s performance and ultimately your company’s reputation. 

How do you measure an internal thread on a part? How do you decide what you need?

In today’s highly specialized world of engineering it takes a village to develop and produce a component part, let alone a complete product. 

Long-term prosperity in business is rare and decreasing. In the U.S., for example, research has shown that companies currently remain in the S&P 500 index for an average of just 18 years, down from 61 years in 1958. And it’s a similar story elsewhere in today’s dynamic, interconnected world.

A height gage does exactly as its name indicates—measures the height of a workpiece.

The state of the quality profession remains strong, according to our 16th Annual State of the Profession Survey.

People often talk about the high failure rate for software implementation projects. Stories abound about failures in CRM, MES, SCM and QMS, but the stories are especially disturbing when they involve ERP. 

Universal Testing Machines (UTMs) are reliable workhorses—they can run hundreds of tests each day, seven days a week, sustaining the energy from test specimens breaking at loads up to 5 kN, 50 kN, even 600 kN and beyond.

The problem with surface finish is that it gets deep very quickly. Many people talk about the “finish” or the “roughness” of a surface as if it were one unique thing.