Quality articles from June 2001

Quality archives from June 2001

New Ways to Invest.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Psssstt... Wanna make a bundle in the stock market? I've got a hot tip for you. To be certain, when it comes to buying stocks, there are no sure things, especially given current economic uncertainty. But for all you quality professionals out...

Metrology and Calibration on the Web.(National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... For information on Metrology, the science of measurement, or calibration, a set of graduations to indicate values or positions, turn to the Internet. This month's Web site review looks at metrology and calibration related sites. ...

Shingo Winners Revealed.
June 1, 2001... The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing was awarded to six manufacturing plants. Named after Shigeo Shingo, one of the creators of the Toyota Production System, the award honors those involved in lean manufacturing. The winners are:...

June Quality Archives.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... 1966 A report reveals that lasers accounted for $97 million worth of business in 1965, with 41% coming from direct manufacturing activity. 1967 Nondestructive testing becomes a $5 billion industry. 1971 "Communicate rapidly and...

Xygent on Its Own.
June 1, 2001... Xygent Inc. (North Kingstown, RI), formerly known as Brown and Sharpe Information Systems Inc., has emerged from Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Inc. "We're extremely pleased to announce our emergence from the distinguished Brown and Sharpe...

O'Hare Metal Products.
June 1, 2001... O'Hare Metal Products (Elk Grove Village, IL) has achieved ISO 9002 certification.

Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co.
June 1, 2001... Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co. (Webb City, MO) has achieved ISO 9001 certification.

Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
June 1, 2001... Auburn Manufacturing Inc. (Auburn, IN), a precision machine shop, has achieved ISO 9002 certification.

Russell T. Gilman Inc.
June 1, 2001... Russell T. Gilman Inc. (Grafton, WI) has named JEC Engineering Sales Inc. (Issaquah, WA) as its northwest representative.

MTI Systems Inc.
June 1, 2001... Manufacturers Technologies Inc. (West Springfield, MA) has changed its name to MTI Systems Inc.

Roper Industries Inc.
June 1, 2001... Roper Industries Inc. (San Diego) consolidated Roper Scientific MASD Inc. and Redlake Imaging Corp. to create Redlake MASD Inc.

Pro-face America Inc.
June 1, 2001... Pro-face America Inc. (Glendale Heights, IL) has acquired Xycom Automation Inc.

Linear Measurement Instruments Corp.
June 1, 2001... Linear Measurement Instruments Corp., a provider of precision dimensional measurement tools and systems, has opened its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Fenton, MI.

Maron Products.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Maron Products (Mishawaka, IN), a manufacturer of stamped and welded metal products and assemblies for vehicular applications, has achieved ISO 9002 and QS-9000 certification.

Wisconsin Pattern Co.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Wisconsin Pattern Co. (Racine, WI) has achieved QS-9000 TE compliance.

National Instruments.
June 1, 2001... For the second consecutive year, National Instruments (Austin, TX) is among the 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to Fortune magazine. The company is a provider of customer-defined measurement and automation solutions.

Motion Industries.
June 1, 2001... Ten Motion Industries' (Birmingham, LA) locations have achieved ISO 9002 registration: Newark, DE; Rockford, IL; Sterling Heights, MI; St. Louis; Uniontown, PA; Monroeville, PA; Cleveland; Racine, WI: Houston; and Cambridge, Ontario, Canada....

CR Techonology.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... CR Technology (Aliso Viejo, CA) has expanded its world headquarters to meet the demand for its vision and X-ray inspections systems.

Zinner International.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Zinner International has relocated its offices to Overland Park, KS.

AMTMA Members Want More Industry Information.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The members of the American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association (AMTMA) would like to know more about their industry, and a majority of them say they are willing to contribute data to help the cause, according to a survey of AMTMA members....

Tips for Increasing the Bottom Line.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... As the economy continues to slow, manufacturers and distributors must shift priorities and concentrate on improving performance to help build the bottom line, according to Grant Thornton LLP (Chicago), an accounting, tax and management...

Accreditation Critical to Cal Services.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Knoxville, TN--In the real estate business, the mantra is "location, location, location." In the world of dimensional measurement, the chorus is "accreditation, accreditation, accreditation." At the International Dimensional Workshop in...

Prism eSolutions.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Steven R. Conmy is the new president of Prism eSolutions (Blue Bell, PA), a provider of ISO 9000 and 14000 training, consulting and Web-based support services.

Niigata Machinery USA Co. Inc.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mark Fitch has joined Niigata Machinery USA Co. Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) as western regional manager, and Gary Mason has joined as an eastern sales manager.

Owens Corning.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Owens Corning (Toledo, OH) has picked William R. True to lead its Automotive Solutions Business, a division of its Composites Systems Business.

Intertek Testing Services NA Inc.s.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mike Jasurda is the west coast regional executive account manager for Intertek Testing Services NA Inc.'s (Boxborough, MA) quality management systems registration unit.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Kimberly Abramo is a product manager for Shimadzu Scientific Instruments' (Columbia, MD) line of spectroscopy instruments.

Robotic Vision Systems Inc.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Robotic Vision Systems Inc. (RVSI, Canton, MA) has appointed James A. Schemenaur as president of the company's RVSI Acuity CiMatrix div.

NYF Corp.(appointment)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... James S. DeFilippo has been appointed as an engineering account executive at NYF Corp.

Delta Computer Systems.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Timothy Gessner has joined Delta Computer systems (Vancouver, WA) as a software development engineer.

CSA International.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Randall W. Luecke has been appointed to the position of vice president of corporate finance for CSA International (Toronto).

Mitutoyo America Corp.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mitutoyo America Corp. (Aurora, IL) has appointed Jeff Thompson to vice president of sales.

NDT Expected to Grow.(nondestructive testing industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Currently an $827 million industry, the U.S. nondestructive testing (NDT) industry is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 3.6% to reach $986 million by 2005, according to a report by Business Communications Co. Inc. (Norwalk, CT)....

Society of Automotive Engineers.(standards)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The SAE J1919 standards collection and its companion documents are available on the Society of Automotive Engineers' Web site at www.sae.org. The standards collection was developed to standardize the way multiple microprocessor-based electronic...

Automotive Industry Action Group.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Automotive Industry Action Group has achieved ISO 9001 registration.

American Society for Testing and Materials.(Charles W. Briggs Award)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Gerald B. Nightingale, senior applications specialist at G.E. Aircraft Engines (Cincinnati), and Colleen M. Stuart, vice president of Technicorp (Rockledge, FL), have received the Charles W. Briggs Award from the American Society for Testing...

Society of Automotive Engineers.(appointment)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... John Bradley has been named the advanced technologies director at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Bradley will continue to develop opportunities for the SAE Strategic Alliance and Cooperative Research Program.

Variation in Cheese Slices, Part II.
June 1, 2001... Traditionally, brain teasers are thought of as puzzles to solve using logical thought processes in a sequential manner. Everyone who is faced with using the current data available in their organization can relate to this notion of a brain...

In-Line Mobile Measurement.(Optigo 3D vision measurement system)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Performing in-line test, measurement and inspection in an automated, production environment requires a fast, accurate and robust system that can withstand the environmental challenges found on the factory floor. Optical measuring instruments...

How to Use Laser Measurement Confidently.
June 1, 2001... By understanding uncertainty, operators can feel confident in their laser measurements. Using laser technology in dimensional measuring applications results in fast, accurate and traceable results, provided that measurement uncertainties...

CMMs: The Drive For Communication.(coordinate measuring machines)
June 1, 2001... End users are demanding a standardized CMM language. Vendors are hearing the message. Incompatibility among different brands of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and other metrology systems costs American business an estimated $1...

Gear Inspection for the Small Shop.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Software offers novices a helping hand. Anyone who knows anything about gears knows that gear manufacturing is a specialty requiring a great deal of expertise and expensive, dedicated equipment. For this reason, most machine shops leave...

ISO 9004: The Other Half of the Consistent Pair.(International Organization for Standardization)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Though not yet widely used, ISO 9004 offers benefits above and beyond ISO 9001. It takes both flesh and bones to make up an entire body. So is it with the ISO 9000: 2000 standard released last December by the International Organization for...

Bottle Closure Capacity Increases With CMM.(Crown Cork and Seal Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A full-inspection cycle that used to require an entire day now takes about 40 minutes to complete. Crown Cork and Seal Co. Inc. (Sandston, VA), a plastic bottle closure manufacturer, required a higher inspection speed to keep up with a doubling...

Manufacturer Has No Room for Error.(Group 5 Engineering Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... High accuracy is of utmost importance to Group 5 Engineering Inc. (El Segundo, CA), which machines high-end parts for use in commercial aviation and custom home building. Components produced by the company range from throttles and yolk shakers...

Better Tooling Improves Product.(Waukesha Cutting Tools Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A higher grade tooling system has helped improve product while contributing to dramatically reduced cycle times--in some cases by 50% or more--at Waukesha Cutting Tools (Waukesha, WI). Waukesha Cutting Tools manufactures a line of cutters,...

NEW PRODUCTS.(Ateq Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Touch probe system Model 1015 CMM touch probe system has a trigger force of less than 10 milligrams. An 8-millimeter mounting thread allows touch probe to be interchanged with commonly used touch probes. The system uses a high frequency...

CNC Machining 101, Part I.(Computer numerical control)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Explore the basics of computer numeric control-machine tools. A well-trained machine tool operator can be a manufacturing plant's best t asset, and a first line of defense against inefficient operations, low productivity and reduced...