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Renishaw
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw’s new laser additive-metal manufacturing process is capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3-D CAD data using a high-powered fiber laser. Parts are built layer by layer, in thicknesses ranging from 20 to 100 microns, using a range of…
Thomas R. Cutler, Rich McGrath
Editor’s note: This is the second article of a multipart series about the role of quality in education and its effect on workforce development. In part one of the series, the role of accountability was detailed and profiled.
The well-established quality control mechanisms and processes used in…
The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
I bought a lottery ticket. I hope to win. That would be so cool, wouldn’t it?
Do I think I’ll win? No. I fully understand the odds are against me. Then why did I buy one? I bought it because I’ve been thinking about hope and whether or not it is a powerful motivator.
I recall my friend Brian, who…
Quality Digest
Wild Heerbrugg (now Leica Geosystems) produced the Theodolite T4, which was developed by Dipl. Ing. Berchtold in the 1940's. The T4 was mainly used, up until the 1970s, to establish astronomical latitude and longitude of geodetic points by observing the stars. Photo courtesy of Hexagon Metrology/…
Quality Digest
MAGLEV Inc. used 3-D scanning technology to capture the Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) fossil skeleton depicted in this poster. Working in the Dinosaur Hall at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, a team of metrology experts scanned every inch and surface of the world’s most famous…
The cold, stark landscape of Antarctica is home to penguins, ice, high winds, and two antennae owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the independent federal agency that supports and funds all fields of fundamental science and engineering in the United States. The severe conditions of the…
Cognex Corp.
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., a global supplier of machine vision systems, invites participants to join 31-year veteran and Cognex co-founder Bill Silver for an online presentation explaining a completely new foundation for image-based barcode readers. “A New Foundation for 1-D Barcode…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersbug, MD) -- Scientists, industry leaders, and public officials came together this week for a dialogue on innovation at The Atlantic’s “From Inspiration to Innovation Summit,” held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Under Secretary of Commerce for…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo has introduced the latest generation HX204 Excellence Moisture Analyzer, providing high-measurement performance and compliance with industry standards.
The HX204 can be adjusted and calibrated at operating temperature, ensuring the instrument is…
Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- March U.S. manufacturing technology orders (USMTO) totaled $495.97 million, according to AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 11.3 percent from February but down 1.4 percent when…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months. Agile Project Management for Dummies (For Dummies, 2012) can make that happen. This is the first book to provide a simple…
Wheelchairs, scooters, and power chairs help people with limited mobility lead independent lives. Equally important are the mechanisms that move or transport these devices in the home or in vehicles. Mechanical breakdowns or structural failures can have serious consequences and greatly limit the…
NIST
The volume of oil and oil products moving through America’s pipelines, waterways, roads, and rails borders on the unimaginable.
“Look at it this way,” says John Wright, a project leader in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory’s (PML) Fluid…
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
(Carl Zeiss IMT: Oberkochen/Germany) -- The O-INSPECT line from Carl Zeiss is growing: The O-INSPECT 322 coordinate measuring machine is now available. It is the smallest system with which Carl Zeiss is expanding the range of applications of its coordinate measuring machines. The system unites…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- The ROMER Absolute Arm is now up to 23 percent more accurate compared to the previous versions. With point repeatability values from 0.016 mm, the ROMER Absolute Arm is the most accurate portable measuring arm that Hexagon Metrology has ever produced. It is…
Nextec Laser Metrology
(Nextec: Eastlake, OH) -- Nextec Laser Metrology, a corporation serving the quality inspection market, has announced its WIZprobe solution, an advanced noncontact laser-scanning sensor that significantly reduces component inspection time while providing highest precision. WIZprobe offers a large…
Brady
(Brady: Milwaukee) -- Brady has published the Visual Workplace Handbook, a 21-page guide that outlines best practices for lean visual management. This handbook is available via download at no cost to you. The handbook explains the lean manufacturing concept of a visual workplace (aka visual factory…
Fraunhofer Institute
(Fraunhofer: Freiburg, Germany) -- Laser systems can be used to implement highly precise and ultrafast measuring processes. Railway measuring technology has a potentially huge worldwide market. One prerequisite for its use is that nobody is damaged or suffers irritations by the laser.
Heinrich…
EMS Consulting Group
(EMS Consulting Group: Carlsbad, CA) -- EMS Consulting Group Inc., provider of continuous improvement training and consulting services, has just announced a Lean Manufacturing Certification program to take place in San Diego July 17–19, 2012. This program includes three consecutive days of hands-on…
Frost and Sullivan
(Frost & Sullivan: Mountain View, CA) -- The vision measuring machine rebounded strongly in 2010, a surge caused by the revival of the manufacturing and automotive sectors in North America and Europe. The trend continued in 2011, with unit sales of 8,000 to 10,000. In between 2010–2011, most…
Gemba Academy
(Gemba Academy: Morro Bay, CA) -- Gemba Academy, a provider of online lean manufacturing and lean enterprise training, announces a no-cost webinar on May 23, 2012, at 1 p.m. CDT, presented by Bob Emiliani, titled “The Leader’s Role in Lean Success.”
Emiliani will present two examples of companies…
Productivity Press
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Recent advancements in information systems and computer technology have led to developments in equipment and robotic technology that have permanently changed the characteristics of manufacturing equipment. Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era: A…
Timothy F. Bednarz
Depths of personal commitment allowed the great leaders to execute well in all aspects of their business, as well as to overcome any barriers and adversities they encountered.
Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, noted, “I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer…
Exact Metrology
Any data captured in the scanning process is not perfect. Data accuracy depends on the accuracy of the scanning equipment as well as the conditions under which the measurements are made. To properly report measured data, the error associated with the measurement should be taken into account…
Dawn Keller
I remember a time in my career when I mistakenly thought I knew statistics—really knew statistics. It was before I met Yanling Zuo, Michelle Paret, Eduardo Santiago, and a whole host of other statistical experts. I was a quality engineer, and I’d been applying statistics for years. I assumed that…
