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2008 August Issue

•	Manage Metrology Documentation

•	Calibrating Correctly

•	Surface Analysis Leaps into the Fourth Dimension

•	From the Editor: Grow the Business

•	Manufacturing Excellence: Excellence in Supervision

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Compare Tactile and Optical Technologies for Surface Texture Measurement
A look at both of these technologies shows their applications tending to diverge rather than compete as technology develops.

by Patrick Nugent

Case Studies: Proper Training Secures Product Quality
When a manufacturer of gearboxes encountered an unacceptable failure rate, its ball bearing supplier identified that the problem lay in insufficient training, and subsequently developed a training program to rectify the situation.

Brain Teasers

Brain Teasers: Cut Down the Middle
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.

by Dr. Sophronia Ward

Column

•	From the Editor: Grow the Business
•	Manufacturing Excellence: Excellence in Supervision
•	Other Dimensions: Some Don’t Like it Hot

Departments

•	Case Studies: Benefits of Wireless Bore Gaging
•	Case Studies: Improve Foreign Supplier Quality
•	Quality 101: Machine Vision Fundamentals

Cover Story

•	Manage Metrology Documentation

Feature Article

•	Calibrating Correctly
•	Customizing Optical Metrology Systems
•	Surface Analysis Leaps into the Fourth Dimension

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Madison, Wisconsin

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