Attribute Gauge Uncertainty, Part 1
I’ve written a lot about how to evaluate the uncertainty measurements.
Starrett to Highlight Steps of Making a Micrometer on Manufacturing Day
(The L.S Starrett Company: Athol, MA) -- The L.S.
QDL: Changing the face of engineering
Story links for Sept. 27, 2019
Changing the face of engineering
Michelle Edwards, chair of the Women in Metrology committee for the Coordinate Metrology Society, talks about women in engineering, and the importance of diversity.
What Climbing Expeditions Tell Us About Teamwork
In principle, the mountaineer’s work is simple: “To win the game he has first to reach the mountain’s summit,” said George Mallory, who took part in Britain’s first three attempts on Everest during the 1920s. “But, further, he has to descend in safety.”
How to Discover Innovative Opportunities
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Credit: Thomas Hawk
In a previous column (“Why Innovate?
QDL: Safety Products, and Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Standards
Story links for Sept. 25, 2019
Chad Kymal, CTO of Omnex Inc., talks about how technological developments are causing changes to auto standards, methodologies, and the QMS.
Where Ohno and VUT Intersect
One of my favorite equations from Factory Physics, by Wallace Hopp and Mark Spearman (Waveland Press, third edition, 2011) is Kingman’s formula, usually represe
Worker-Protection Laws Aren’t Ready for an Automated Future
Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans constantly interact with robots and intelligent machines.
The Start of the Journey Is the Destination
More often than not, an effective implementation of operator-led visuality produces a 15- to 30-percent increase in productivity on the cell or departmental level, beginning with the implementation of the “visual where” (or, as our trainers like to call it, 5S on ste
Functional Safety, Automotive SPICE, and Cybersecurity in New-Product Development
Organizations in the automotive and related industries such as steel, plastics, and semiconductors have been heavily influenced by automotive industry standards and practices like IATF 16949, advanced product quality planning (APQP), failure mode and effects analysis
