Quality August 2011

Quality August 2011......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
New Technology Drowns Quality......Page 8
 Initial Quality of Recent Vehicle Launches Declines......Page 10
Mexico’s Manufacturing Continues to Grow......Page 14
Ford Plans to Double Chinese Presence......Page 15
New Anaysis on Best Places for Manufacturing......Page 16
Business News......Page 17
Five Key Strategies to Enhance Quality Culture......Page 18
Dazzled by the Digits......Page 20
Torque Tool Testing: A Primer......Page 22
An Industry Demanding More......Page 24
History of Hardness Testing......Page 26
The ABCs of In-Line Gaging......Page 32
Improve Surface Finish Measurement for Aerospace Manufacturing......Page 38
Document Control is a Cornerstone of Effective QMS......Page 42
Supply Chain Quality Begins with You......Page 46
Vision for the Future......Page 50
Take the Heat Out of the Problem......Page 54
2011 Case Studies......Page 56
Cutting the Cables......Page 57
WITH GAGEtrak®, HALLIBURTON IMPROVES MEASUREMENT QUALITY IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES......Page 58
SpaceX Demands Precise Positioning......Page 59
Inspection of Over Molded - Encapsulated Medical Devices......Page 60
BALL BAR - DUMBELL......Page 61
Borescopes Assure the Quality of Mission Critical Aviation Parts......Page 62
New 5-axis head for touch-trigger inspection on CMMs gives up to three-fold increase in throughput......Page 63
180 Degree Peel Testing - Determining the seal strength in packaging......Page 64
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT......Page 65
SAVE $$$$$$: Let us “REMANUFACTURE” your SCHERR-TUMICO 30” Comparatorfor a fraction of the cost of a new oneI......Page 66
CT SOLUTIONS - INDUSTRIAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS......Page 67
Quality Products......Page 70
Classified......Page 73
Advertising Index......Page 74
Back Cover......Page 76
Special Section Non Destructive Testing......Page 77
Contents......Page 80
Computed Tomography—The CAT’s Meow......Page 82
Industry News......Page 83
The Rules of X-Ray Micro CT......Page 86
Thermography of Turbine Airfoils......Page 90
The Ultimate in Ultrasonics......Page 93
Integrating Leak Testing in Automated Assembly and Test Production Systems......Page 94
Laser Ultrasonics–The Next Big Nondestructive Inspection Technology?......Page 98
Products......Page 102
Advertising Index......Page 103
Back Cover......Page 104
Preshow Guide......Page 105
Contents......Page 108
Conference Intro......Page 110
Conference Program\r......Page 112
Floor Plan......Page 120
Exhibitor Index......Page 122
Company Directory......Page 124
Ad Index......Page 133
Back Cover......Page 136