Company celebrates growth from a small enterprise to a global X-ray and CT systems and inspection service provider.

What are the benefits of using a fully motorized microscope system? It’s an excellent question, and one that can be fully answered when looking at some motorized scope options.

The word “laser” implies “light speed” for the casual listener, but witnessing a bi-directional laser calibration run on just one linear axis of a CNC mill conjures up a completely different image of something less than light speed.

The efficient and early inclusion of quality in the Digital Tapestry is changing the way Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems does business. We are creating a seamless link between engineering, production and the supply chain. Using virtual design tools, we use the same 3-D information from concept to cosmos, making a faster and more affordable life cycle.

I hate paperwork. In fact, I think the only redeeming quality most of it has is the fact that it is combustible and therefore great for starting fires in my fireplace.

No one in their right—or left—mind would knowingly set something up to fail but too often they do just that without realizing it.

Thousands of Quality industry professional gathered to launch The Quality Show back in late October in Rosemont, IL.

Computed tomography (CT) scanners are a popular choice for inspecting both the external and internal geometry of parts — finding inclusions, voids and flaws that could cause failure or underperformance.

In my last column I beat up on the calibration of adjustable thread ring gages. Since I’m a nice guy, I thought it only fair that non-adjustable or solid thread ring gage calibration get similar treatment.