Quality

Online Special Sections Quality Guides Events Quality Awards NDT Special Section reports on the practical use and application of nondestructive testing and materials testing needs to improve product quality on the shop floor and in manufacturing planning. Vision & Sensors provides regular, practical information on the purchase and use of vision components, systems and sensors in the manufacturing environment. It is one of todays biggest issues: Quality in Chinese manufacturing. Tainted toothpaste, lead in toys and poisoned pet food have brought the issue front and center, and it is creating a downward spiral of panic and over-reaction. by Chris Rehl As part of its 60th anniversary celebration in 2007, Endevco, a provider of sensing solutions for vibration, shock and pressure applications, created several contests to mark the important milestone. One such competition called on customers to find and submit the Worlds Oldest Functioning Endevco Sensor.' Anyone who has faced a production problem with a need to solve it by using production data can relate to the notion of a brain teaser. The brain teasers presented here are based on real-world situations encountered by workers in manufacturing environments. by Dr. Sophronia Ward SOUTHBURY, CTí¢Â€Â”Dr. Joseph M. Juran, noted author and father' of modern day quality management, passed away on February 28 from natural causes. PAOLI, PAí¢Â€Â”Provider of sen...