Check out the May 2024 edition of Quality! Meet the 2024 Quality Rookie of the Year, read Jim L. Smith's Face of Quality column, check out our special Vision & Sensors section, and much more!
Justin Wise is an exceptional individual who has been deployed seven times and is fluent in Navajo and Cahuilla. He is currently an inspector general with the Navy, having worked for several years at the DCMA, where he was recognized as the 2021 Quality Representative of the Year. Justin Wise is worth honoring as our 2024 Rookie of the Year.
If drowning and in need of help, most people would yell for assistance. Similarly, choosing the wrong calibration equipment can have disastrous consequences.
UTM is versatile and cost-effective, evaluating physical properties while adhering to industry standards. They test durability and establish load thresholds for functionality, safety during use, and minimum loads for usability, improving the quality of the final product.
Why the demand for short production runs? Your customer’s application of Lean principles causes them to request smaller batch sizes which results in the need for shorter production runs and short run SPC.
In the competitive electric vehicle (EV) industry, perfecting the battery tray's aluminum weld design is critical. It houses essential components and safety ensuring precise integration is crucial to prevent potential hazards such as torsion-induced bending of both the battery tray and the vehicle body due to thermal expansion of battery cells.
The beauty of a good anecdote is that it answers a question or provides a perspective in a much more engaging and memorable way, much like a fable or a fairy tale.
In 1982, Dr. W. Edwards Deming spoke about leading a transformation that would take a generation, but was crucial for our organizations and society. This seminar sparked my quality journey, and his words still resonate over 40 years later.
Most people have heard the phrase, “What gets measured gets done”; however, more than that, organizational excellence comes from having clear world-class performance measures that are consistently achieved.
The integration of climate change considerations into the international standards highlights the need to acknowledge the impact it is having on our external environment.
The ISO has added new statements to management standards in support of the ISO London Declaration on Climate Change. The change addresses the impact of climate change on management system effectiveness.
Stephen Greene, Vice President, Global Marketing and Stratus Strategic Partnerships of Intelligent Platform Solutions answers five questions on quality.
In the early 1980s, US automakers faced stiff competition from Japanese counterparts, prompting a shift towards prioritizing quality for customer satisfaction. This era marked the birth of ISO 9001 QMS, symbolizing a significant change in industry practices.
GigE Vision has been widely adopted in various machine vision applications, including manufacturing, robotics, traffic surveillance, medical imaging, and more.
GigE Vision® sets the standard for high-performance industrial cameras, leveraging Gigabit Ethernet for fast, cost-effective image transfer. Introduced in 2006, it enables the transmission of digital images and video over Ethernet networks up to 100 meters. With version 3.0 on the horizon, GigE Vision remains the top choice for long-distance camera setups, offering unmatched performance and affordability.
In the rapidly changing and expanding landscape of imaging hardware components and software solutions, the job of systems integration is as important as ever.
System integration strategies vary by industry and project scale. Success relies on thorough planning and execution, especially in machine vision technology. Here are key integration elements for success with vision technologies.
AI is revolutionizing quality control in manufacturing, driving us into Industry 4.0 and beyond. Manufacturers can streamline processes, boost efficiency, and deliver top-notch products globally. Embracing AI isn't just advantageous; it's essential for thriving in today's economy. Businesses must invest in AI to empower their workforce and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape.
If we can bridge the confidence gap between underperforming legacy vision systems and manufacturers’ needs today, the rate of adoption is sure to grow exponentially.
Labor shortages continue to pressure manufacturers, with some dedicating up to 20% of their workforce to manual inspection. Embracing Quality 4.0 with automated in-line inspections and AI process analytics could provide significant value.
Discovering, evolving, and sometimes unsettling, artificial intelligence mirrors our human learning. Yet, as it integrates further, questions arise: Can it handle quality assurance? What's in the future? And crucially, how much control are we comfortable relinquishing to it?
In this article we survey key considerations when making a lens selection. Of course, your lensing professional will be happy to advise – but they’ll ask you some of these questions anyway, so it’s helpful to make notes relative to your planned application.