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IN THIS ISSUE of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- Quality Leadership 100
- Buy a CMM with Confidence |
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Sponsored By:
SF1390 Motor-Driven Spring Testing System
Instron’s SF1390
Series floor models are designed to perform testing on tension and compression springs and other spring-type products. Ideal for spring manufacturers and end-users, the Series is available in two frame capacities: 50 kN (11,250 lbf) and 100 kN (22,500 lbf). A servo drive controls the frame’s loading crosshead for fully automatic load testing with speeds up to 1,000 mm/min.
Instron®
825 University Ave.
Norwood, MA 02062-2643
1-800-564-8378
Web: www.instron.com
Email: info_news@instron.com
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Product Spotlight:
 The MultiTest-x
series of console-controlled force testing systems from Mecmesin offers a powerful, versatile, easy-to-use and affordable solution to product quality testing in design and manufacture. Available in a range of capacities from 2N to 25kN, MultiTest-x systems are used for precision tension and compression testing throughout the medical, packaging, electronics, plastics, textiles, automotive and aerospace industries.
Mecmesin Corporation
45921 Maries Road
Suite 120
Sterling, Virginia 20166, USA
Tel: +1 703 433 9247
Email: info@mecmesincorp.com
Web: www.mecmesin.com |
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Quality Management: Quality Leadership100
Much like it takes the commitment and dedication of an entire team to win the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals or Stanley Cup, it takes the same tireless effort throughout a company to achieve quality. The mantra is changing from senior management must buy into quality to everyone must buy in to the quality program. Teamwork is prevalent at the top five companies in this year’s Quality Leadership 100—
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April 23-26, 2007 Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW), Clearwater, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com
/mmcw
May 8-11, Control 2007 Quality Assurance Trade Fair, Sinsheim, Germany. P.E. Schall GmbH, +49 (0)7025 / 92 06-641
www.control-messe.com/en/control
May 22-24 EASTEC 2007 Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (800) 733-4763. www.sme.org/eastec
June 11-13 Sensors Expo & Conference, Rosemont, IL. Questex Media Group Inc., (888) 552-4346.
www.sensorsexpo.com
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Commit to Being Competitive
ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
April 30-May 2, 2007
Orlando, FL
What is crucial to the competitiveness of your business? INNOVATION! But how do you know that is exactly what your business needs? The key is to determine where you can apply innovation. Learn from leaders in innovation, business systems solutions, social responsibility, change management, and customer value. Leading innovators from Canada, the U.S., and abroad will gather in Orlando to focus on fueling innovation. Group rates apply—register your entire team!
Innovation – will you be leading or following? |
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Quality Measurement: Buying a CMM
by Bill Fetter
A familiar sight in manufacturing facilities across the globe is the coordinate measuring machine (CMM) being used for three-dimensional measurement and verification. In the past 20 years, the CMM has really come into its own. Once exotic, expensive and limited in capability, modern CMMs have become affordable, accessible and highly flexible quality assurance tools. Taking into account the various types of CMMs, conservative estimates suggest there are more than 40,000 operating units in the United States, Canada and Mexico alone.
The value of the CMM as a quality control device is relatively easy to see. Yet the process of selecting the correct CMM for an application or for a business is not always so easy. READ MORE |
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Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop is a Must-Attend Event
Registration is now available (www.qualitymag.com/mmcw
) for the Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW) 2007 event. MMCW has the all serious, must-know information for every manufacturing and quality professional. The weeklong event, April 23-27, will provide you with the knowledge to help you solve test, measurement and inspection challenges on the shop floor. A new location in Clearwater FL, all-day workshops, new and expanded topics, an exclusive guest spouse program, networking opportunities and top-name suppliers make MMCW a must-attend event.
Conference Topics Include:
Measurement in Manufacturing Environments: In-line measurement and inspection, On-machine measurement, Cost savings through measurement, Increasing throughput,
Thread gaging, Scrap reduction, ROI on measurement investments, and Lean/Six Sigma
Measurement Issues & Strategies: Temperature control on measurements,
Software compensation, Facility setup, CMMs, Vision systems technology, Laser scanner technology …And much more!
Network with other quality professionals like yourself from companies such as, Ford Motor Co., Northrop Grumman, DaimlerChrysler, Becton Dickinson, Caterpillar, Honda, GE, Boeing, the U.S. Air Force, 3M and many more. Don’t be left out. Register today. For a complete conference schedule and to register please visit www.qualitymag.com/mmcw or call 1-888-530-6714.
April 23-26, 2007 – Clearwater Beach, FL. Sponsors include: Mahr Federal Inc., Nikon, Verisurf Software and Hexagon |
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 Troemner Introduces Optimal Service Management Program
THOROFARE, NJ -- Troemner has created a new Optimal Service Management Program maximize the performance of all of your calibration service processes. Elements of this program address Account Management, Assurance of Supply, Regulatory Compliance, Total Cost of Ownership, Innovative Programs and Customer Logical.
Troemner’s Customized Calibration Solutions program will consolidate the need for calibration services across a wide variety of measurement disciplines. Troemner can provide NVLAP* accredited Temperature Calibrations, NVLAP* accredited Pressure Calibrations, NVLAP* accredited Humidity Calibrations, NVLAP* accredited Pipette Calibrations, NVLAP* accredited Mass Calibrations, NVLAP* accredited Density Determination Calibrations for Mass, NVLAP* accredited Magnetic Susceptibility Determination Calibrations for Mass, ISO 17025 compliant Dimensional Calibrations, ISO 17025 compliant Thermal Mass Flow Calibrations, ISO 17025 compliant Electrical Calibrations and
ISO 17025 complaint Time and Frequency Calibrations. For more information, visit www.troemner.com/optimal_service.php. |
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Adcole Corp. Celebrates 50 Years
MARLBOROUGH, MA -- Adcole Corp., a designer and manufacturer of special purpose machines for measuring engine components such as camshafts, crankshafts, and pistons, as well as sun angle sensors for space satellites, is celebrating its golden anniversary. The company was founded in 1957 by Addison D. Cole who originated the sun (solar aspect) sensor which helps rockets and spacecraft maintain their orientation in space. At age 88, he still serves as president and CEO. Adcole measuring machines are used by engine manufacturers throughout the world to help control manufacturing costs by quickly qualifying millions of dollars worth of machine
tools and verifying the process capability for millions of parts annually. On the aerospace side of the business, Adcole has supplied solar aspect sensors for more than 700 satellite applications to the world’s leading manufacturers and government agencies such as NASA. According to J. Brooks Reece, VP, “Customers express their confidence in our expertise for high accuracy sensing by approaching us first with their newest measurement challenges. In fact, we invest 10% of our revenues into R/D annually to maintain our technology edge in both product areas.” For more information visit
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Apply Now for Plant or Professional of the Year
 BENSENVILLE, IL--The Quality Professional of the Year will be recognized at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. Quality
Magazine's Plant of the Year award recognizes both a small plant of 250 or fewer employees and a large plant of more than 250 employees for its outstanding achievements in quality. The Quality Plant of the Year will be announced at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. An official nomination form must be filled out and returned to Quality Magazine by April 2, 2007. Apply now at 2007 Quality Plant of the Year and
2007 Quality Professional of the Year
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 Quality Magazine Launches NDT Web Site
Quality launches a Web site for its NDT special section, www.ndtmag.com. NDT serves the nondestructive testing and materials testing needs of more than 26,000 quality and manufacturing professionals. This special section reports on the practical use and application of nondestructive testing and materials testing needs to improve product quality on the shop floor and in manufacturing planning. Feature-length articles, case studies and technology features focus on:
www.ndtmag.com |
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