In any organization, it’s the Quality Professionals’ job to make sure Management realizes what needs to be done to control Quality Often times they do not know exactly what is needed! They generally aren’t Quality professionals but are typically CEOs or CFOs, Production Managers, etc., and arrived at their current position with a very different […]
Optical Comparator 101- Root Causes of Concern
Optical Comparators It’s important to understand that each type of Optical Comparator has a preferred application to specific part geometry Vertical Types (upward or downward light source) are best for flat thin work, stampings, etc. Horizontal types are generally for cylindrical work, however can be utilized for most applications, and are generally what is seen […]
Angle Plate Calibration
Angle Plates Angle Plates are utilized in conjunction with Surface Plates while performing Layout Inspection Typically many users are unaware and unable to assess the validity of Angle plates In many cases there may not be a significant issue, however in some cases there may be significant impact to product and […]
Management of Workplace Stress
Stress Stress is a non-specific response of the body to any demand for change When we think the demands being placed on us exceed our ability to cope, we then perceive stress “People are disturbed not by a thing, but by their perception of a thing”- Epictetus Stress is difficult to define because it is […]
Operational Reality
Operational Reality The Administrative assumption is that a plan can be executed as written Once it’s initiated and brought into being, its becomes operational reality Quality searches for defects, yet defects that should have been discovered make it to the customer or are found during audit Why? Some common reasons are Expeditor Pushing, Production Managers, […]
CMM vs. other Inspection Techniques.
CMM vs. other Inspection Techniques Many times this is an issue, lots of variables to consider Optical Comparator, Surface Plate Layout, Hard Gaging, all will have variation and needs to be considered If you have a concern in this area please call us to discuss how we may assist Many times this is an […]
Resolution vs. Accuracy
Resolution vs. Accuracy In the Digital world that we live in , its easy to make the assumption that a precision measuring devices’ resolution is the same as it’s accuracy It seldom is, and a good way to remember is this, “a watch reads to a second, but its not accurate to a second“, might […]