The Importance of Quality One of the top reasons to invest in new equipment is reducing scrap and rework, according to Quality’s 15th Annual Spending Survey. Michelle Bangert January 1, 2015 Although the holiday rush is over, this month is still the height of shopping season for quality professionals. Read More
The Infamous No-Go Gage Remember, your gages are your best friends. Mike Oddy January 1, 2015 The use of the go/no-go fixed limit gage is considered one of the simplest forms of pass/fail attribute inspection. Read More
Calibration of Measuring Equipment It’s important to calibrate equipment both before and after use. Patrik Persson December 5, 2014 Assuring the quality of a measurement is crucial. In order to achieve the finest measurement and thereby the correct decision based upon it, calibration of equipment both before and after use is essential.Read More
Quality Depends on Calibrated Measurements Learn more about calibration, traceability, uncertainty, and why and how often to calibrate. Heikki Laurila December 2, 2014 The purpose of a process plant is to convert raw material, energy, manpower and capital into end products.Read More
Sophisticated Metrology on a Budget Buying the most economical system that meets your needs just makes sense, and finding that system need not be complicated. David Wick December 2, 2014 There’s a place in the world for high-priced, top-of-the line systems, and there are applications for which nothing else will do.Read More
Keep Pace With the Smart Factories of Tomorrow Are CMM vendors ready for changing dynamics of end users? Aravind Govindan December 2, 2014 The manufacturing world is at the brink of transformation, with smart factories and emphasis on automation coming to the fore. Read More
Instantaneous Probability Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Vikram Wakhlu December 2, 2014 In his book, “Fooled by Randomness,” celebrated author Nassim Nicholas Taleb says, “This high-yield market resembles a nap on a railway track.Read More
Focus on Continuous Improvement Quality tools remain important no matter what you call them. Michelle Bangert December 2, 2014 During the oil embargo, as drivers lined up at gas stations, the market for small cars took off. Read More
A Closer Look at Optical Inspection Optically inspecting parts has become smarter, faster and more high-tech than ever. Leah Pickett November 23, 2014 Optical inspection is vital to quality control in manufacturing, and in breaking down the meaning behind the words, it’s easy to see why.Read More
Manufacturing Green Green manufacturing has been around for longer than you might think. And it shows no sign of disappearing. Michelle Bangert November 3, 2014 Green manufacturing might seem like a flavor of the month. Perhaps it seems to have cropped up as “An Inconvenient Truth” hit the scene. Read More