This issue is the first of three consecutive CMSC show-focus issues that highlight the yearly Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference. The CMSC is the largest U.S. trade show focused solely on large-scale 3-D metrology. Attendance has grown each year, with last year reaching nearly 600 attendees. All the key players in large-scale 3-D measurement are there representing every large-scale 3-D ... [Read More]

Stimulated Yet? Thank you, Scott Paton, for telling it like it is (“Stimulated Yet?” Quality Curmudgeon, March 2009). The bonuses at AIG and continuing troubles at General Motors make it pretty clear that bailouts don’t work. It’s also time people start taking responsibility for their actions. The real enemy is greed and until we can control the reward system, bailouts, Sarbanes-Oxley, ... [Read More]

Many have been taught that they must remove outliers prior to analysis. This is because much of modern statistics is concerned with creating a mathematical model for the data. Because all these models are created using algorithms, they tend to be severely affected by any unusual or extreme values. Therefore, to use these mathematical techniques to obtain useful and appropriate models, ... [Read More]

Here’s a story that proves once again that exciting quality applications can occur anywhere in the world. BHP Billiton operates the EKATI diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, approximately 200 miles northeast of Yellowknife—just below the Arctic Circle. Arctic winter gear is standard attire during the long winters, when the sun barely rises above the horizon. Although the ... [Read More]

HEADLINES Ten Steps to Address Risk Management CMS Conference and Silver Anniversary Heart Failure—Is Your Hospital Certified? SME’s Dynamic Duo Extreme Lean SWAT Teams InfinityQS donates $1 million Testing Labs for New Children’s Products    Ten Steps to Address Risk Management As the world seeks to extricate itself from the worst financial crisis for many ... [Read More]