Automation requires precise data and careful attention to uncertainty, especially in longer processes with less human involvement, according to Chris Gordon from Optronic Laboratories.
Making high-precision surface roughness, waviness, and profile measurements doesn’t always require that large system in the back corner of the manufacturing area.
To simplify the interface, touchscreen monitors were integrated with metrology software. This eliminated dedicated controllers and made the system much easier to use, leading to the revolution of touch metrology. Today, touch technology and controllers are widespread on the manufacturing floor.
And how existing continuous improvement techniques can be applied to how goods and services are designed, produced, and delivered to meet unique customer requirements.
Mass customization (MC) aims to meet individual customer needs while controlling costs and maintaining quality. The paper explores the connection between kaizen, a continuous improvement tool, and mass customization practices.
Chris Cantrell, senior managing director of standards and engineering services at ASME, explains how standards can help companies advance, innovate, and access a broader market base.
Our intent is to bring awareness to the importance of close out calibrations and where not possible as in the case of catastrophic failure, having a system in place that provides confidence that non-conforming parts have not been released.
Equipment failure disrupts routine calibrations, making it hard to verify specifications. Consider the impact on products since the last calibration and document assumptions about equipment tolerance.
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One of the most practical ways to achieve collaboration is to get all stakeholders to agree to the same definition of quality, and work together to deliver the project on time and within budget.
The most significant challenge for a complex construction project is the need for collaboration and the creation of a unified team from the multiple performing organizations involved in the project, despite being traditional adversaries with conflicting objectives.
Standards aren’t just one person’s ideas of how something should work; they are consensus-based, or industry specific requirements developed by subject matter experts.
Technological advances enable global expansion, but growth presents challenges. Standardization and certification minimize risk and maximize opportunities.
Starting March 1, 2024, a standalone Control Plan Reference Manual will maintain linkages between core tools under APQP, providing more guidance for creating and using control plans.