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Gena Johnson

Gena Johnson is associate editor of Quality.

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Software & Analysis

Trends in ERP Software

Mobility, adaptability and collaboration
Gena Johnson
March 3, 2014
4 Comments

Enterprising Resource Planning (ERP) software is an integral part of most business and manufacturing environments


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Customer-centered Focus Results in Integrated Innovations

CMM manufactures study customers to enhance user experience.
Gena Johnson
February 3, 2014
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Integrated innovations through a customer-centered perspective describe the newest features in Coordinating Measuring Machines (CMMs). A CMM is a measuring device tabulating the physical and geometrical traits of an object, typically a part. Manufactures of these machines are studying customers’ needs and how they use these machines.


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Bridging the Skills Gap to Hire Qualified Workers

Despite increased hiring, the need to fill the skills gap still persists
Gena Johnson
December 6, 2013
5 Comments

Industrial manufacturing forecasts are optimistic according to PwC’s Q3 2013 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveys U.S. based executives in large multinational industrial businesses. Industries are hiring in a myriad of quality sectors including aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, green manufacturing and technology.


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Quality 101

Measure Your Needs for the Proper Height Gage

Selecting the right gage for the right job.
Gena Johnson
October 30, 2013
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Height gages are a general purpose tool, which can be used in a variety of industries and applications by anyone who needs to measure precision parts.


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Management

Lean Manufacturing Processes Have Measurable Results

American and Asian manufacturers view the lean philosophy differently.
Gena Johnson
August 9, 2013
2 Comments

According to Smith, lean is not just for manufacturing but it is a philosophy that can be applied to any environment to reduce waste.


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Measurement

New Technology Improves Photogrammetry

Mid-nineteenth century measurement technique now benefits from optics and scanners.
Gena Johnson
July 1, 2013
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If you have ever watched an episode of NCIS, played the latest version of Microsoft Kinect, or been pulled over by the police after being clocked at doing 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, you have been exposed to photogrammetry.
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Quality 101

Leak Testing Gets a Bump from Lean Manufacturing, KANBAN

Making lean manufacturing even leaner.
Gena Johnson
June 11, 2013
2 Comments

Rings that do not seal, porous metals that leak fluid and tubes with holes can result in parts malfunctioning causing millions of dollars in damage, and even loss of life.


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HAND HELD AIR GAGE
Quality 101

Air Gages: Accurate, Easy and Efficient Quality Control

Air gages are an accurate, reliable and inexpensive metrology tool used in the quality control process of production.
Gena Johnson
May 1, 2013
One Comment

Patented for manufacturing in 1943, historians document this tool has been in use for nearly a century.


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Quality 101

Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors...And Beyond

A history of the discovery of the tools of nondestructive technology.
Gena Johnson
April 19, 2013
2 Comments

If necessity is the mother of invention, then nondestructive testing (NDT) would be among her favorite progeny, at least with the design engineers and manufacturing sect.


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