Maintaining #quality control in an environment where the focus is on improving #productivity is challenging in all areas of the #metalworking industry. Today’s inline measurement solutions are 1 step to improving the path to both quality and efficiency.
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If you're a manufacturer, then knowing the rules of quality assurance is important. If higher quality and tighter tolerances are your goal, then knowing the 10 to 1 rule will be helpful. What is this rule and how does it help quality assurance? hubs.la/H0yhxt20
Hyundai/Kia Motors has made brilliant strides in all aspects of vehicle #quality. Behind such massive advancements lies the design #QualityAssurance process that takes advantage of the latest #VR technology.
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Many variables come into play when determining the final machined accuracy produced during the process of #CNCmachining parts. These factors include the geometrical errors of the #machine tool and the positioning errors of the machine tool.
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All objects experience force in their lifecycles. In performing everyday actions like ripping open a package, we exert force on those objects. Force #testing is the #measurement of an object’s response to an applied force, typically until failure.
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Today, the British use the #metric system as their preferred measurement system but it wasn’t always so. Here's a brief history of a veritable zoo of #measurement systems employed throughout the ages in the British Isles.
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Every so often an event or idea changes the face of entire industries. The global response to COVID-19 has been such an event. In the case of #metrology, however, it has only underscored that the requirements of test and #measurement remain unchanged.
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#Tolerance is a key component to the #quality and utility but as a subsection of tolerances, there are many types of tolerances and just two of them are unilateral and bilateral tolerances.
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The fact that a depth #gage is based on a modern caliper gives it a lot of capabilities. Most modern #calipers have features that are inherently standard.
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Driven by the need to make parts faster, better, and for less, #manufacturers of all sizes are embracing various forms of #automation in the quest to lower costs, increase production, and reduce response times.
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If you're new to the #TightTolerance and #QualityAssurance game, you may not be familiar with the costs associated with it. So, let's take a few moments to explore the fundamentals of small part sources.
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Demand for #accurate parts delivered on tight schedules is increasing. To keep pace, technology is continually advancing, enabling #manufacturers to do more in the same amount of time.
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When we talk about #measuring instruments and the vital role they play in #metrology and #QualityAssurance, we know that properly calibrating the instruments is important for their accuracy, but you may not be sure why.
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Why use #AirGaging? To start, it’s versatile. #Gaging with air pressure can be applied to measuring flatness, roundness, squareness, taper and straightness.
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When in the course of history, we've sought to standardize the #measurements of the things we've built and the materials with which we've built them, there have been times when we've had to get a bit creative with how we've measured them.
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#CNC users now have access to many forms of tool compensation not previously available. These 5-axis machining tools, of which many are unaware, enhance the ability for #CAM programmers to better control their project.
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Many companies experience difficulties when it comes to product acceptance to specifications simply because they fail to use the 10 to 1 rule when making the choice of a #measurement instrument to determine adherence to specifications.
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It seems that everyone is interested in noncontact #gaging these days. All the significant advances in the last decade left us wondering if #AirGaging, the long-time staple of noncontact #metrology is still useful. The answer is a resounding YES!
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The #TruePosition check is commonly used for diameters but that does not mean that is the only use for the check. It can also indicate a #tolerance for an X or Y dimension. How far from the ideal location can the feature be while the system still works?
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