Dr. Erik Schwarzkopf is an R&D engineer and staff scientist at MTS Systems Corp. with more than 25 years of experience in materials testing, metallurgy and systems engineering. For more information, call (800) 328-2255, email [email protected] or visit www.mts.com.
Not long ago, a manufacturer of needles for medical syringes was in the middle of another shift of quality assurance testing. The test involved three individuals side-by-side, with each grabbing the needles off the line and physically inserting them into a drill “chuck,” piercing a rubber slab to simulate the piercing of human skin.
