2022 March

Check out the March 2022 edition of Quality, featuring a Vision & Sensors special edition, Larsen Manufacturing, our 2022 Plant of the Year and much more!

Management

2022 Quality Plant of the Year: Larsen Manufacturing

Larsen Manufacturing is an industry leader in quality systems and quality assurance.

Michelle Bangert

March 2, 2022

11 Comments

For their dedication to quality, Larsen Manufacturing (Mundelein, IL) has earned our 2022 Quality Plant of the Year award.

Test & Inspection

Shining A Light On Color Quality Control

Monitoring color during the entire production process can help manufacturers identify color drifts before they become a problem.

Felix Schmollgruber

March 8, 2022

7 Comments

Color is a critical part of any product. It’s the first thing your customer sees. Whether you are manufacturing components for assembly or finished assembled goods, the color has to be right every time or you risk scrapping, reworking, or discounting the product. This impacts your bottom line.

Test & Inspection

Aerospace Companies Flying High With 3D Laser Trackers

Portable metrology tools like 3D laser trackers are efficient solutions that can be implemented into aerospace workflows.

Leo Martinez

March 8, 2022

6 Comments

In aerospace, a defect, mismeasurement, or slight error can be the difference between a successful launch and mission failure. It’s because of this that aerospace companies have the most stringent requirements for quality and dimensional accuracy.

Measurement

It is Never Too Late to Teach an Old Custom Gage New Tricks

There are myriad ways to breathe new life into existing gages without the need to invest in new gaging.

George Schuetz

March 8, 2022

4 Comments

Today, there are myriad ways to breathe new life into existing gages without the need to invest in new gaging. Users are familiar with the gages they have. They may be under quality control cycles, are easy to use, provide good results, and have proven themselves over time.

Quality 101

5 Things To Consider When Evaluating Shop-floor CMMs

As your manufacturing processes change over time, you need your quality program to keep up.

ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions

March 8, 2022

One Comment

How do you select the right shop-floor CMM for your production line? Making an informed decision means understanding application needs, what solutions can meet your needs and how to “future proof” your selection.

Management

(PM)2–Method: Learn More About the Basics of KPI Management

Yves Van Nuland PhD Grace L Duffy MBA, LSSMBB

March 1, 2022

2 Comments

This (PM)2 method can be applied to any organization, public or private, and contributes to the better management of a country as described by the authors in our SAC-Model.

Software & Analysis

How ERP Software Impacts Quality

The right solution enables businesses to track and measure the total cost of quality.

Genevieve Diesing

March 1, 2022

6 Comments

Dawn Brusseau, product marketing manager, Plex Systems Inc., says ERP software “provides a single source of truth for an organization” by keeping every member of an organization aware of current operations and creating traceability and a monitoring process.

Speaking of Quality | Heather Wilson

Quality Approaches to Software Management

Modern software applications are capable of numerious customizations, which present a unique set of challenges.

Heather Wilson

March 15, 2022

7 Comments

It’s difficult to find a business or industry that isn’t driven by software applications. From phones and laptops to manufacturing systems to validated applications for regulated industries, software drives many of our business processes.

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Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Transformation: History Reveals That Modernaization Creates More Jobs Than it Elminates

Jim L. Smith

March 15, 2022

2 Comments

There is a lot of attention given to the growth of automation, specifically to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), and its potential impact on the economy and the work force, current and future.

From the Editor | Darryl Seland

From Every Theory in Moderation?

Or firing the silver bullet?

Darryl Seland

March 15, 2022

3 Comments

Many of you have probably recognized that I am a fan of the television show The West Wing. Some of you will know the name and may have even watched the show, others will have no idea what I am talking about.

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Vision & Sensors | Machine Vision 101

Advancements In Telecentric Technology

As telecentric lenses become more compact, the overall footprint of vision systems will follow.

Francesco Mondadori

March 2, 2022

4 Comments

The discipline of machine vision encompasses imaging technologies and methods to perform automatic inspection and analysis in various applications, such as verification, measurement, and process control.

Vision & Sensors | Lenses

Optimizing Machine Vision Lenses For Different Wavelengths

The wavelengths used in any machine vision application have significant implications in choosing the ost appropriate lens.

Mark Williamson

March 1, 2022

7 Comments

Lenses play a crucial role in the quality of the images produced by a machine vision system since they determine the sharpness of the image on the camera sensor. Lenses can influence image quality in a variety of ways.

Vision & Sensors | Robotics

The Rise of Smarter Robots

Using a high-quality 3D camera, the robot can locate the part, regardless of orientation, and provide pick coordinates to the robot.

Jim Anderson

March 1, 2022

11 Comments

With robot vision guidance systems, both 2D and 3D, flexible material handling is made possible for industrial production and warehousing.

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Vision & Sensors | Trends

Advanced Imaging And Deep Learning Technologies Execute Critical Packaging Inspection

While machine vision applications have been highly successful for decades using "analytical" vision tools, deep learning is able to successfully solve very complex classification and object detection problems with ease.

Navneet Nagi David Dechow

March 1, 2022

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Product packaging - in an extremely broad range of markets from food to pharma - frequently incorporates an extremely important sealing technology called “tamper evident” seals.

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Quality Magazine

Cover Story

2022 Quality Plant of the Year: Larsen Manufacturing

Features

Shining A Light On Color Quality Control

Aerospace Companies Flying High With 3D Laser Trackers

It is Never Too Late to Teach an Old Custom Gage New Tricks

5 Things To Consider When Evaluating Shop-floor CMMs

(PM)2–Method: Learn More About the Basics of KPI Management

How ERP Software Impacts Quality

Columns

Quality Approaches to Software Management

Transformation: History Reveals That Modernaization Creates More Jobs Than it Elminates

From Every Theory in Moderation?

Vision & Sensors

Advancements In Telecentric Technology

Optimizing Machine Vision Lenses For Different Wavelengths

The Rise of Smarter Robots

Advanced Imaging And Deep Learning Technologies Execute Critical Packaging Inspection

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