Quality articles from October 2006

Quality archives from October 2006

Thank you for 45 years!(FROM THE PUBLISHER)
October 1, 2006... When a milestone birthday is celebrated, many questions arise. Is it a happy occasion to reach that age? Are the coming years anticipated with hope or fear? Is a party planned and am I invited? While the answers to these questions may vary...

Coming events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2006... NOVEMBER 2006 5-8 ULTRASOUND WORLD III, Clearwater Beach, FL. UE Systems Inc., (800) 223-1325. www.uesystems.com 7-9 METALFORM MEXICO, Mexico City, Mexico. Precision...

Vehicle dependability gap narrows significantly.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2006... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA--The gap in long-term quality between luxury and nonluxury brands has been cut in half during the past four years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The study, which...

Wireless technology to grow 26% annually.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2006... DEDHAM, MA--Wireless technology, now the networking backbone in homes and offices worldwide, is about to see widespread adoption on the plant floor and out in the field. The worldwide market for wireless technology in manufacturing is expected...

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
October 1, 2006... The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME, Dearborn, MI) announces Susan Sprentall as its industrial laser community relations manager. The industrial laser group is represented as the industrial laser community within SME's technical...

Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT, Orion, MI) acquires Tur-Tech Inc. (TTI, Troy, MI), a design and engineering house.(Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. acquired Tur-Tech Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (AMT, Orion, MI) acquires Tur-Tech Inc. (TTI, Troy, MI), a design and engineering house. The acquisition will expand AMT's overall mechanical design capabilities, particularly in the area of automotive...

Deloitte Touche acknowledged CogniTens (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) as one of the fastest growing corporations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as part of its Fast 500 list.(CogniTens fastest growing corporation)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Deloitte Touche acknowledged CogniTens (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) as one of the fastest growing corporations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as part of its Fast 500 list. CogniTens finished 247 overall among EMEA's top 500 technology...

Optical Gaging Products Inc.(Optical Gaging Products Inc. relocation)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Optical Gaging Products Inc. (Rochester, NY) has relocated its Western Region Technology Center to Tempe, AZ. This facility is equipped to support sales, applications analysis and training for its western region customers, and it will act as a...

Two Technologies Inc.(Two Technologies Inc. recertification)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Two Technologies Inc. (Horsham, PA) announces that its Horsham, PA, facility has been recertified to meet ISO 9001: 2000. During the audit, Two Technologies, which has been ISO certified to the 9001 standard since 1998, was found to have...

Computer Aided Solutions LCC (Chesterland, OH) is an authorized distributor of portable data logging and data acquisition systems manufactured by Nimtech International SAS.(Computer Aided Solutions LCC acquired Nimtech International SAS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Computer Aided Solutions LCC (Chesterland, OH) is an authorized distributor of portable data logging and data acquisition systems manufactured by Nimtech International SAS. (Vert Le Petit, France). Nimtech is a provider of data acquisition and...

Flow Dry Technology Ltd.(Flow Dry Technology Ltd. certification)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Flow Dry Technology Ltd. (Brookville, OH) has attained ISO/TS 16949: 2002 certification. The ISO/TS 16949: 2002 certification combines requirements for ISO 9001: 2000, as well as automotive requirements in the United States and Europe that were...

PlanTech Inc.(appointment of Brian Baker )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... PlanTech Inc. (Farmington Hills, MI) adds Brian Baker to its team. Baker's role as new business development manager will focus on growing PlanTech's staffing operations. He joins PlanTech with more than 14 years of people and project management...

T.M. Smith Tool International.(appointment of David Smith and Derek Balmer)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Jerry Norton, president of T.M. Smith Tool International (Mt. Clemens, MI), announces David Smith as chief operating officer for the company. Smith will be responsible for all the day-to-day activities of manufacturing, engineering, sales,...

FKI Logistex.(appointment of Lauren Beckmann)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... FKI Logistex (St. Louis) promotes Lauren Beckmann to director of human resources for FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems North America. Beckmann, who joined the company in 1996, most recently served as benefits group leader. As the director of...

Beckhoff Automation.(appointment of David Samdahl)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Beckhoff Automation (Burnsville, MN) announces that David Samdahl has been hired as sales manager for the company's central region. He now serves Beckhoff customers in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. Samdahl is...

Kevin Caldwell.(Juran appoints Kevin Caldwell)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Kevin Caldwell joins Juran (Southbury, CT) as vice president, enterprise assurance. Caldwell has more than 30 years of operations, business performance and quality management experience, which includes broad international and domestic business...

ATEK Companies.(appointment of Chris Oleksy )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... ATEK Companies (Minneapolis) announces the promotion of Chris Oleksy to president, ATEK Medical Manufacturing and ATEK Manufacturing. He was promoted from the role of executive vice president and general manager. Oleksy is responsible for...

PCB Piezotronics Inc.: Gene Smiley.(appointment of Gene Smiley )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... PCB Piezotronics Inc. (Depew, NY), a PCB Group Company, has named Gene Smiley as international business development manager, responsible for the development and execution of international growth strategies for end users, OEMs and distribution...

PCB Piezotronics Inc.: George Zusman.(appointment of Dr. George Zusman)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The IMI Sensors Division of PCB Piezotronics Inc. names Dr. George Zusman director of product development, overseeing all research and development of its industrial vibration monitoring instrumentation product lines. With more than 30...

Siemens buys 3-D inspection specialist Opto-Control.(Siemens Automation and Drives acquired Opto-Control Elektronik Prufsysteme )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... NUREMBERG, GERMANY--Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D, Nuremberg, Germany), has acquired Opto-Control Elektronik Prufsysteme (Bochum, Germany). The acquisition adds high-precision automatic optical inspection (AOI) systems to Siemens's Siplace...

Manufacturing technology consumption up 23.9% in 2006.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... MCLEAN, VA--June U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $322.68 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association. This total, as reported by companies...

Marketing can overshadow quality: how we feel when we buy the product plays an important but difficult to quantify role in the overall product quality.(PROBING THE LIMITS)
October 1, 2006... For years I've struggled to understand why upper management in many companies doesn't have a true quality focus as a fundamental strategic element in their business plan. As a career manufacturing manager, I always struggled to maintain and...

Great literary works: when it comes to hiring, resumes reveal the good, the bad and the ugly.(OTHER DIMENSIONS)(proper understanding of misleading resumes)(Editorial)
October 1, 2006... There is no doubt in my mind that some of the most gifted people or greatest liars in the world write resumes many pages in length. I am confident these folks should be in the advertising business, which, in a way, they are. But they could make...

Machine vision aids quality inspection: machine vision has evolved to become a fast and reliable tool for quality control inspection.(QUALITY 101)
October 1, 2006... Machine vision is the application of computer vision to industry and manufacturing. More specifically, it is the automatic acquisition and analysis of images to obtain desired data for controlling a specific activity. It has evolved to...

Is repair of parts too costly?(BRAIN TEASERS)
October 1, 2006... Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing...

Live, online learning prompts education: eLearning course uses online voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) to help professionals become Six Sigma Black Belts.(QUALITY INNOVATIONS)
October 1, 2006... Live, synchronous, instructor-lead, interactive, online Six Sigma eCourses, testing and certification is now available in a virtual classroom for worldwide learners. The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE, Norcross, GA), working with Six...

45 years in the making.(quality assurance)
October 1, 2006... quality assurance believes: ... nothing is more important to America than the quality of its products; ... a sound quality assurance program increases efficiency, decreases costs, meets competition, increases sales and reduces the...

In-line probing for process improvement: advances in machine accuracy and probing technology make on-machine inspection a powerful process control tool for leaner, faster, more automated part processing.(QUALITY MEASUREMENT)
October 1, 2006... Long used mainly for setup, on-machine probing is gaining widespread application and acceptance in process improvement. Drives to flexible machining, shorter lead times, tighter accuracy specifications and automated processing are shifting the...

Working with 3-D data can be easy: a lot of data isn't a had thing anymore.(QUALITY TEST & INSPECTION)
October 1, 2006... At the Grede Foundries plant in Reedsburg, WI, the two coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) working side by side in the quality lab extract 3-D data from castings in very different ways. The Brown & Sharpe Excel 7-10-7 from Hexagon Metrology...

Untethering data collection: new technology has untethered the portable collector. Wireless networking is a standard capability on the latest generation of handheld computing devices.(QUALITY SOFTWARE & ANALYSIS)
October 1, 2006... When quality data collection first hit the shop floor in the late 1970s it did so in the form of ASCII terminals connected to a main-frame or minicomputers. These terminals were distributed throughout the shop at fixed stations and usually...

Show me the money: a well-run six sigma initiative helps achieve strategic goals for business success, including financial growth.(QUALITY MANAGEMENT)
October 1, 2006... Business leaders talk about strategy, goals and objectives as critical factors to business success. At the same time, these leaders seem to apologize that the business they lead is in business to make money. Unless the business strategy leads...

Height gage: improves efficiency and throughput.(NSK Steering Systems America Inc.)
October 1, 2006... Things are quite hectic these days for Tom Leab of NSK Steering Systems America Inc. (Bennington, VT). As metrology and inspection group leader, Leab oversees the operation of three NSK labs--metrology, inspection and metallurgy--at a time when...

Mobile metrology evolves.(CASE STUDIES)
October 1, 2006... Nothing exemplifies the world's love affair with airplanes better than the new A380 from Airbus (Toulouse, France), the largest passenger aircraft ever built. With 73 meters in length, a wingspan of 80 meters and a height of more than 24...

Digital camera.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Spot RT3 Slider digital camera system combines improved performance in a number of areas together with FireWire connectivity. With the Slider's built-in flexibility of both color and monochrome imaging in one camera, this camera works for...

Moisture determinator.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The RC612 multiphase carbon and hydrogen/moisture determinator quantifies carbon and hydrogen present in various organic and inorganic samples, and identifies the source of several types of carbon content. It includes a furnace control system,...

Crash accelerometer.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The 7264D High Resonance Crash Accelerometer is based on the 7264B and C series of transducers and provides an extended flat frequency range and resonant frequency of more than 40,000 hertz. In vibration and shock measurement, the widest...

Torque sensors.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... This series of strain-gage reaction torque sensors is for torque measurements on accessories such as starters, alternators, air conditioning compressors, power steering gearboxes and water pumps. Series 2300 and 2500 reaction torque sensors...

Vision sensors.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The DVT 515 and DVT 535 vision sensors handle a broad range of applications. With these sensors, operators are able to combine vision tools to inspect, measure, count, find features and compare patterns to automate inspection and ensure quality...

Modern comparator.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The FlatScope FQ was developed for fast optical inspection of 2-D workpieces. Measurement areas of 400 by 200 millimeters are completely measured in a few seconds by scanning in grid mode. It is suitable for both time-critical applications and...

Spring testing.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The SF1491 coil spring load center testing system performs load center/force line testing on coil compression springs, and was designed specifically for the automotive industry to measure true force line vector in a suspension spring. A dual...

Vision system.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The SmallFrEYE_PC vision system is PC-based with application-specific solutions. It was designed for operations routinely carried out during electronic devices and components manufacturing. The unit's primary modules are part detection, pin 1...

XY table.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The open-frame precision positioning stage model KDT 180-DC has overall height of 32 millimeters and square footprint of 199 by 199 millimeters. Total travel is 60 millimeters in each direction with straightness/flatness deviation of 1 micron....

Bluehill software.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Bluehill 2 software provides laboratory managers and test technicians with tailored application solutions. The software has VersaChannel for data acquisition from up to 16 additional input channels, a raw data viewer, advanced programming...

Quality assurance.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Suppliertrak 4.5 supplier quality assurance software allows companies to track and evaluate suppliers to improve the quality and supply of raw materials. It identifies a company's best and worst performing suppliers; provides perpetual...

Geometry gages.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The MMQ 34 Formtester measures roundness, cylindricity, straightness, flatness, concentricity, coaxiality, radial run-out, total radial run-out, axial run-out, total axial run-out, parallelism, perpendicularity and angularity, while adhering to...

Laser scan micrometers.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The LSM-500S Series laser scan micrometers use high-speed scanning to deliver high data-sampling rates. With a scanning rate of 3,200 scans per second and a repeatability of [+ or -] 0.03 micron, it can inspect rapidly moving or vibrating...

Laser tachometer.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The DT-209X Series laser handheld tachometer is for RIM, rate and length measurements. With data collection features for field and lab use, it is for noncontact and contact RPM and rate applications. The DT-209X and DT-209X-S12 with 12-inch...

Data collection.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The GainSeeker Suite supports data collection, monitoring and first-level analysis via PDAs, palmtop computers and other handheld devices. Using a handheld device to collect data and provide real-time alerts means the data is immediately...

Spring testing.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The SF1491 coil spring load center testing system performs load center/force line testing on coil compression springs. It was designed specifically for the automotive industry to measure true force line vector in a suspension spring. A dual...

Linear encoder.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The LIDA 200 series linear encoder package has two ways of simple mounting and are perfect for the low-end linear motor market. The encoders have a grating period of 200 microns for analog systems (for digital systems, signal periods of 5...

Torque wrenches.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The LightStar industrial torque wrenches have an LED indicator to notify the operator of good or bad torque readings in even the noisiest environments--providing instant, error-proof indication of measurement status. LightStar wrenches are...

Telecentric lenses.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The TML-HP (High Power) Telecentric Measuring Lenses correct perspective errors that yield variations in magnification through the depth of field. Therefore, these lenses work for both on-line and off-line production environments that require...

USB module.(QUALITY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The KurtUSB MLX (Multifunctional LVDT eXtra) modular building block processes input from various electrical signals with high speed and accuracy and can provide programmable responses for automatic operation. It works for stepper motor, gaging...

Welcome to vision sensors: welcome to this inaugural Vision & Sensors special section from Quality Magazine. This has been a project in the planning for quite some time and it is with great pleasure we offer you this first in a regular series of special issues on this fast-growing technology.(FROM THE PUBLISHER)
October 1, 2006... In the most recent Quality Spending Survey (December 2005) we found that the U.S. investment in advanced vision and sensor technologies is expected to exceed $65 million, an 80% increase from 2005. The principal applications for vision and...

Endevco delivers first ship set of F-35 flight test sensors.(contracts with Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA -- Endevco Corp., a designer, manufacturer and supplier of mission-critical sensor instrumentation to the military and defense community, announces the delivery of the first ship set of sensors for the F-35 Lightning II...

MVTEC celebrates 10th anniversary.(MVTec Software GmbH )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... MUNICH, GERMANY -- This year, MVTec Software GmbH commemorates its 10-year anniversary. MVTec is a developer and manufacturer of standard software for machine vision that is used worldwide. MVTec was founded in 1996 as a spin-off from...

Cognex hosts free machine vision seminars.(NEWS)
October 1, 2006... NATICK, MA -- Cognex Corp. announces a series of free machine vision seminars exclusively for manufacturing professionals. These half-day events show how machine vision can be applied to improve quality and reduce costs. Cognex offers four...

Edmund optics announces sales growth.(NEWS)(Edmund Optics Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... BARRINGTON, NJ -- In its annual report to shareholders, Edmund Optics (EO) reported 13 consecutive quarters of year-on-year sales growth. The latest quarter marked a 10.6% increase in consolidated revenue in 2005 and a 5% improvement in...

Applied vision adds support in Malaysia.(Applied Vision Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... AKRON, OH -- In order to support its growing customer base in Southeast Asia, U.S.-based machine vision supplier Applied Vision has opened a service and support center in Malaysia and a direct sales office in Singapore. "Machine vision is...

The evolution of machine vision.(PROFILE)
October 1, 2006... While cost has gone down, machine vision performance has gone up, so says Marcel Singleton, founder and director of business development, The Value Engineering Alliance (Cambridge, MA). "If it can be done by machine vision, it can be done...

Reintroducing machine vision: take another look at an important quality analysis tool.(REINTRODUCING MACHINE VISION)
October 1, 2006... Over the years, machine vision has become an important tool for quality analysis. As a technology, it is well-suited for on-line improvement of the manufacturing process. Yet machine vision is not as ubiquitous on the plant floor as might be...

Smart cameras: structure and uses: even complex tasks can be solved with smart cameras.(SMART CAMERAS)
October 1, 2006... Until recently, PC systems were predominantly used for machine vision applications, but now intelligent cameras are used in increasing numbers. Smart cameras differ from conventional industrial cameras without intelligence--they include all...

Vision ensures pen quality.(APPLICATIONS)(Reprint)
October 1, 2006... BIC New Zealand Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand), one of a number of BIC Corp. (Milford, CT) subsidiaries around the globe, manufactures about 15 million felt-tip pens each year using a customized automated assembly machine. These pens are then...

Analog sensor.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The inductive analog proximity sensors deliver precise noncontact proximity, position and distance sensing for metal objects. These sensors are reliable at temperatures ranging from -10 to +70 C, and are capable of measuring distances from 1 to...

Intelligent Camera.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Impact A-10 Intelligent Camera, along with the bundled Impact Software Suite, delivers inspection capabilities in a vision sensor profile. The software suite's three modules--Impact KickStart, Vision Program Manager and Control Panel...

Optical inspection.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... HueView inspection technology provides color analysis of multicolored, patterned and textured items. It is used to measure color (in RGB, HSI or LAB space) and texture, monitor product appearance, classify and grade goods, facilitate sorting...

Measuring lenses.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The TML-HP (High Power) Telecentric measuring lenses correct perspective errors that yield variations in magnification through the depth of field. Therefore, these lenses work for both on-line and off-line production environments that require...

Vision software.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... Sherlock 7 machine vision software provides Windows-like editing capabilities, such as drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste, along with tool tips, status bars, context menus and performance monitors. Breakpoints and single-step debugging...

Pressure sensor.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Model 7400 pressure sensor works for OEM applications in refrigerant handling and recovery. The unit also can be used in exercise equipment, mining, natural gas production, compressors, lubrication systems, waste water treatment, medical...

Vision systems.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Quick Image QI-2017RL and QI-3017RL Series 2-D vision measuring systems have a bilateral telecentric lens train capable of focusing on multiple surface levels at the same time. The result is reduced focusing effort, translating into error...

Vision camera.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The CS8581QF is a remote-head FireWire camera that meets the needs of factory automation applications for fast flame rates, high resolution and a micro-sized remote camera head to fit restricted mounting spaces. It has 133 frames per second...

Videoscope.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Lenox VideoFlex Series is a high-resolution, remote imaging system with four-way tip articulation and an integrated control/display hand piece with a 6.4-inch LCD. It has a tight bending radius and a steerable four-way, 150-degree...

Fiber optic illuminator.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2006... The Fiber-Lite DC950 machine vision fiber optic illuminator for microscopy is a 150-watt quartz halogen regulated illuminator. It has DC-regulated output, fast lamp response and a 0-5 VDC remote intensity control interface with linear voltage...

ASNT 2006--space for infinite NDT possibilities.(Nondestructive Testing)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... HOUSTON -- At the American Society for Nondestructive Testing's Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, October 23 to 27 at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, NDT professionals can learn cutting-edge techniques and applications,...

NI founders discuss the future at 12th Annual NIWeek.(National Instruments Corp)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and co-founder of National Instruments, kicked off the 12th annual NIWeek, a virtual instrumentation conference and exhibition, in August by unveiling NI LabVIEW 8.20, the 20th anniversary...

Kodak Service & Support receives International Business Award.(NEWS)
October 1, 2006... ROCHESTER, NY -- Kodak Service & Support, Eastman Kodak Co.'s worldwide service organization which supports a variety of products, including Kodak Industrex Systems for nondestructive testing (NDT), has been named Best Support Organization in...

Thermo Electron adds features to NITON RoHS analyzer.(restriction of Hazardous Substances )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... BILLERICA, MA -- Responding to the needs of the electronic industry, Thermo Electron Corp.'s NITON Analyzers business unit has released new software with additional features and benefits to further assist this industry in dealing with the RoHS...

Olympus Micro-Imaging receives honors for its new confocal laser scanning microscope as Quality Assurance/Management Tool from Advanced Packaging magazine at SEMICON West 2006.(NEWS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Olympus Micro-Imaging receives honors for its new confocal laser scanning microscope as Quality Assurance/Management Tool from Advanced Packaging magazine at SEMICON West 2006. (l-r) Gail Flower, senior...

Laser confocal microscope honored at SEMICON West 2006.(Olympus LEXT OLS3000-IR)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... ORANGEBURG, NY -- Olympus MicroImaging's new laser confocal technology has been honored as top Quality Assurance/ Management Tool during the Sixth Annual Advanced Packaging Awards ceremony July 12 in San Francisco. The award, given to Olympus's...

Industry award recognizes PANalytical.(Frost & Sullivan Award )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... ALMELO, THE NETHERLANDS -- PANalytical has been presented with the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. The award recognizes the relationship PANalytical enjoys with its customers and the way that the company's research and...

Examining with eddy current: eddy current-based sensors provide precision displacement measurement.
October 1, 2006... Precision measurement has long been a part of manufacturing and process control. Dimensional measurement of parts, monitoring of production equipment and final inspection of assembled systems require process engineers and plant managers to...

Is penetrant testing still relevant? While not used as much as it was in the past, penetrant testing stilt has a place in a wide range of industries and applications.
October 1, 2006... With less penetrant inspection companies round, it may seem that penetrant testing has gone by the wayside and some new, improved processes have taken over. This is far from the truth; penetrant testing has not disappeared, nor has a new,...

Video extensometers boost performance: next-generation, noncontact video extensometers are replacing traditional contacting extensometers in many material tests.
October 1, 2006... From fragile wires to structural steel components, metals producers are faced with many testing challenges. Metals manufacturers producing products such as plate, rebar, sheet metal and wire/cable must not only meet advertised strength and...

Identify and analyze alloys: identifying and analyzing alloys is critical in a variety of industries.
October 1, 2006... The importance of alloy identification and analysis cannot be overlooked. Many industries depend on the verification of metal alloys in some capacity, whether it is quality control, scrap material sorting or failure analysis. Elemental...