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Leak Testing Techniques and Trends

Leak testing can ensure product performance and safety.

November 15, 2013

Leak testing and leak detection is a broad field and includes various methods for detecting environmentally damaging or hazardous leaks.

NDT - Lab Services

Selecting an NDE Service Provider

Consider these four basic components in reviewing a potential NDE service provider.

Kurt Bedar

November 11, 2013

When looking for a NDE service provider the task can be daunting, but with thought and planning put in place you can build a consistent process in selecting a high quality provider.

Software & Analysis

How to Use Risk Evaluation to Develop a PT Participation Plan

Pao-Chu Kao, Jia-Fen Cheng, Shu-Fen Chang, Ju-Lin Wei, and Jia-Chi Chen

November 7, 2013

In the past, proficiency testing (PT) items and participation frequency were formulated by accreditation bodies, regardless of the scale, customer type, and economic conditions of a laboratory.

Quality 101

Force Gages 101

A force gage is an invaluable tool for a range of applications

Mark Fridman

November 6, 2013

Why measure force?

Test & Inspection

The Vickers Hardness Test

Over the past 90 years, the Vickers test has proved to be an all-around respectable performer in a wide variety of applications, some of which the inventors never dreamed possible.

Walter Wardzala

November 1, 2013

The Vickers hardness test, an offshoot of the venerable Brinell test, has been used since the early 1920s.

Measurement

Wireless Measurement & Data Acquisition

Increased quality control requires measurement of increasingly more parameters in a cost-efficient way.

Rolf Nilsson

November 1, 2013

Professional measurement systems such as laser distance meters, laser scanners, level-instruments, machine-control and monitoring systems are often mobile or temporarily installed and are thus ideal applications for wireless communication.

Measurement

Chasing Microns: Getting the Most from Dimensional Gages

If you’re trying to measure to microns, every micron counts.

George Schuetz

November 1, 2013

In the production environment, where tight tolerances are a way of life, it’s critical to think about gaging requirements before putting instruments out there and possibly having them not meet expectations.

Quality 101

Meet the New Microscopes

Today many microscopes can magnify parts in three dimensions, allowing for a more complete view of your part.

Michelle Bangert

October 26, 2013

Adrianus Pijper, in the South African Journal of Science, called the microscope “man’s noblest, supreme, and most far-reaching tool,” according to the Microscopy Society of America. And this was in 1939.

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Advances in SEM Technology for the Quality Control Lab

A scanning electron microscope reveals information about changes in microscopic properties of particles.

Jeffrey D. McGinn

October 11, 2013

Recent advances in scanning electron microscopy (SEM), particularly in the benchtop realm, enhance quality control procedures of laboratories across a wide range of industries.

NDT - Helium Leak Testing

Helium or Air? Leak Testing Realities, Economics and Opportunities

Consider these variables when weighing your leak testing options.

Jacques Hoffmann

October 11, 2013

Advanced technology for leak testing now provides opportunities to improve quality and save money even in applications where expensive helium systems are customary.