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Leah Pickett

Leah Pickett

Leah Pickett is a former editor of Quality Magazine.

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Smart sensors

The State of Sensors in the Industrial IoT

Better quality is possible with IO-Link and machine learning.
Leah
Leah Pickett
August 8, 2019
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In a lean manufacturing process, a poka-yoke method is employed to eliminate product defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors in real time. Industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo first applied the term poka-yoke (“mistake-proofing” in Japanese) to the Toyota Production System. 


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New Features, Industries Elevate Laser Trackers

A big selling point of recent iterations is seamless integration into a user’s work process.
Leah
Leah Pickett
June 1, 2019
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Compared to CMMs and articulating arms, laser trackers constitute a fairly young technology. In use for about 30 years, these increasingly portable and flexible devices are known for measuring large objects by determining the positions of optical targets, usually spherically mounted retroreflectors (SMRs) that a technician holds up against the objects.


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A Practical Guide to Securing ROI from SPC

Start by defining the fundamental reason for your search.
Leah
Leah Pickett
May 1, 2019
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When mulling over options for a new SPC software solution, multiple factors may be at play.


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DMP Factory 500
Test & Inspection

Additive Manufacturing in Production Presents Challenges, Opportunities for Quality

Applying quality control measures to additive technologies requires a holistic approach.
Leah
Leah Pickett
May 1, 2019
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Though buzzier than ever in 2019, 3D printing has existed for at least 35 years, beginning with the invention of stereolithography in 1984 and accelerating with the development of fused deposition modeling in 1988. More recently, however, additive manufacturing for series production, paired with an uptick in lower-cost metal 3D printers, has elevated the industrial 3D printing industry to previously unreachable heights.


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SPC Software prevents defective parts

How a Global Manufacturer Prevents Defective Parts with SPC Software

Easy monitoring and actionable reporting are key.
Leah
Leah Pickett
April 30, 2019
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ARaymond, an industrial supplier of fastening and assembling solutions, rose from humble beginnings. Founded in Grenoble, France in 1865, the family business “started out making fastening elements for the glove and footwear industry,” says Jake Fox, senior quality engineer at ARaymond’s Brunswick, Ohio location.


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Q&A: Training the Next Generation of Metrologists

Leah
Leah Pickett
April 30, 2019
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A much-discussed manufacturing skills gap between retiring baby boomers and millennials in their 20s and 30s—plus, current 18 to 23-year-olds who belong to Generation Z—remains an issue.


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Move from “Inspect and Reject” to “Predict and Prevent” with SPC Software

A senior quality leader details his approach to making significant quality improvements.
Leah
Leah Pickett
April 2, 2019
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Over a career that spans 40 years, Steve Gruler has struggled with the fact that quality seems to be a soft term. “Companies often say, ‘We’ve got great quality. We’ve got the best quality,’ and they’re looking at customer complaints and certification systems as their primary metrics,” he attests. 


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Calypso training

The Value of One Software for Several Types of Inspection Systems

A common software for multiple instruments, often from multiple OEMs, is ideal.
Leah
Leah Pickett
April 2, 2019
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Until recently, most consumer electronics from different companies were designed to be incompatible with one another. This has led to the average person realizing, to varying degrees, that they live in an Apple, Google, or Amazon-dominated household.


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The Contour LS-K

As Automation Grows, Microscopes Evolve

Industry 4.0 advances a variety of microscopy solutions.
Leah
Leah Pickett
April 1, 2019
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In the early 17th century, Galileo Galilei discovered that he could focus his telescope to examine small objects up close. Around 1620, it is believed that Cornelius Drebbel invented the compound microscope. In the 1670s, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek began experimenting with very high-magnification, single-lensed microscopes that he designed himself. 


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SPC solutions

How an Elevator Manufacturer Uses Real-Time SPC Data for Process Improvement

Leah
Leah Pickett
March 27, 2019
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Most manufacturers will at some point overlook an out-of-control process and deliver an out-of-spec product. 


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