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Effective Goal Setting

Goals serve as road maps to personal and professional success.

January 3, 2013

Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your future, motivating yourself, and turning your vision of the future into reality.

Other Dimensions

Pass, Fail or Uncertain?

Despite.

Hill Cox

January 3, 2013

Last year at this time I wrote a column in which I criticized the practice of having calibration labs make acceptance decisions in their reports.

From The Editor

Manufacturing Tomorrow

Reading about the industry and its future.

Michelle Bangert

January 3, 2013

As I write this, America has just reelected a president, celebrated a holiday of family and probably too many mashed potatoes, and started preparing for the New Year. By the time you read this, the country will be beginning resolution season.

Vision & Sensors - Color Analysis

Choose the Appropriate Vision System

Modern manufacturing calls for accurate inspection methods.

Amir Novini

January 2, 2013

Machine vision is an integral part of the manufacturing process for many different industries. Manufacturers ensure the safety, consistency and integrity of the products produced through proper inspection, while being assured that defective parts are rejected from the production line.

Brighton Cromwell Attains SAE AS9120A Quality Management Certification

December 19, 2012

Supply chain company completes process to meet enhanced aerospace standards.

Lending a Hand with Precise Tooling

September 19, 2011

Hexagon Metrology outsourced critical expertise and machinery to help an aerospace part manufacturer augment its inspection and measurement requirements.

Aerospace News

July 16, 2007

Click the link to view July's Aerospace News Section.

The Impact of the Audit Score

Roger Ritterbeck

July 16, 2007

From the pursuit of AS 9100 registration to lean manufacturing, companies are continually looking for the edge that will distinguish them from the competition. For AS 9100 registration, one significant advantage that is often overlooked is the audit score.

The End of Overtesting

Bob Metz

July 16, 2007

A major cause of overtesting of spacecraft, aerospace and flight hardware during random and swept sine vibration tests is associated with differences between the mechanical impedance of the shaker and mounting fixture, and the standard practice of controlling the input acceleration to the frequency envelope of the flight data. The result is artificially high shaker forces and responses at the resonance frequencies of the test item. These high forces can damage expensive payloads.

Case Studies: Tightening Up Torque Standards

July 16, 2007

In aerospace projects, there are no “do overs.” Even minor errors can prove expensive or deadly. NASA’s $125 million Mars Climate Observer burned up in the Martian atmosphere when the manufacturer gave NASA English measurements for thrust, rather than metric units. A loose piece of foam cost seven shuttle astronauts their lives.