Quality Magazine

Best Practices to Ensure a Successful ERP Implementation

When a company approaches a project with a properly designed strategy and execution, success is nearly a certainty.

September 1, 2019

Executives in manufacturing firms have valid concerns about creating disruptions in their organization by replacing or updating a functioning enterprise technology product such as an ERP solution.

Grip and Fixture Solutions for Force Testing

Many factors come into play when choosing the right mounting hardware to ensure the specimen is properly aligned.

Joel Schoubert

September 1, 2019

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Variability in force test results due to incorrect selection of grips and fixtures can be minimized by simply using the proper grips and fixtures. There are many universal solutions available, but will the universal grip or fixture hold up to the test?

Here are examples of chatter marks (a.k.a. chatter).

Chatter Mark Inspection: Methods and Measurement Systems

Scott Lukomski

September 15, 2019

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As related to form metrology, a roundness measurement defines how closely the shape of a part approaches that of a perfect circle.

How Can I Help? Leadership Comes in Many Different Forms

Jim Spichiger

September 8, 2019

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In late September 2018, NBC began televising “New Amsterdam,” a medical drama inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir, “Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital,” and his 15 years as medical director there.

Be a Better Leader

Learn how to improve your leadership skills.

Michelle Bangert

September 8, 2019

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The truck was already loaded and ready to be delivered to an important customer when a quality issue came to light. When the operations leader found out about the problem, he quickly arranged a solution.

Defining the Future of ERP in a Quality-Driven World

Manufacturers require ERP systems that can “learn” what excellent quality looks like.

Louis Columbus

September 1, 2019

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The cornerstone of every manufacturer’s success is the ability to shift gears from one product generation and business model to the next while finding new ways to excel at quality.

Achieving the Ideal Measuring Room with the Right Accessories

It’s critical to optimize your measurement machines and quality program with the right tools for your application.

Zeiss

September 1, 2019

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While a high-performance measuring machine is a prerequisite for staying competitive, many quality managers are not achieving maximum efficiency and quality with their coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).

Consistency: Constant Versus Random (and Averages)

Darryl Seland

September 15, 2019

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From the Latin, consistent means “standing firm.” Today, the word is synonymous with stable, constant, regular, or lacking in deviation.

Your Quality Career Now and Tomorrow

Change is in the air.

September 15, 2019

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You’re an inspector. Perhaps you’re an auditor. Maybe you’re a supervisor. Your job title specifies what you do now. What do you want to do in the future? More importantly, who do you want to be in the future? Where do you want the quality profession to take you next? These are all important questions.

Dealing With Measurement Uncertainty

The application of uncertainty often brings up questions.

Hill Cox

September 15, 2019

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Readers of this column will be familiar with the subject of measurement uncertainty since I comment on it from time to time, as I did last month. Those readers that have not been that interested in it will certainly run across it on reports from their calibration sources.

The Real Quality Audit Benefit

Effective quality auditors are catalysts for change.

Jim L. Smith

September 15, 2019

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It’s rare that managers, or even most quality auditors, discuss how closely tied the findings of manufacturing audits are to the long-term ability of their companies to compete in this highly competitive market.

September 1, 2019

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Zontec, Inc. is expanding its software purchase options to include e-commerce subscription software. Synergy 100 and Synergy 100+ are now available to purchase and download without long-term commitments or contracts.

Phillips Precision M5 Edge Finder

September 1, 2019

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Phillips Precision, Inc. continues to improve manufacturing processes worldwide with its latest M5 Edge Finder™. Like the Pitbull® Clamp, Inspection Arsenal®, and Laser Arsenal® work holding solutions, inventor and owner Steve Phillips has the gift of designing simple, effective, low-cost and industry changing products.