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Quality in Manufacturing

Bonus tolerances for GD&T

A true balancing act
by Richard Clark

Kneecaps lost in space

Or the case of the elusive alignment
by EM Sleuth

Quality in Manufacturing Product Spotlight

Precision Gage & Tool, Brown & Sharpe, Shadow Automation, Optical Gaging Products, Marposs, FARO Technologies

Thermal effects in the real world

If you know the math and science, you won't get burned
by Richard Clark

Quality in Manufacturing Product Spotlight

Control Gaging Inc., Heidenhain, Dorsey Metrology, Lasson Technologies, Lyndex-Nikken, Mahr Federal,
BYK-Gardner, LMI Technologies, Pinpoint Laser Systems, Paul N. Gardner Company, The L.S. Starrett Co., American Stress Technologies

On-machine measurement

Software makes on-machine probing a viable option
by Stephen Logee, Wilcox Associates

A call for a 3D standard

The case for higher accuracy 3-axis machine tools
by Charles Wang, Ph.D., Optodyne

Just how good is your process?

Check your O.E.E. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) to find out
by Richard Clark

 

Industry News

GM, CMU partner to create driverless ‘vehicle of future’
By the year 2020, chauffeurs might no longer be exclusive to the affluent.

At least that’s the implication of the research currently taking place at Carnegie Mellon University as part of a joint five-year, $5 million partnership with General Motors.

Egypt named top emerging overseas market
Companies looking to invest in emerging overseas markets would do well to look beyond Brazil, Russia, India and China, according to research carried out by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

The accounting firm’s inaugural report, The EM20 Index Balancing Risk & Reward, ranked 20 key emerging markets and found that for manufacturers looking to invest overseas, Egypt is the most attractive destination, while for services businesses, Poland comes out top.

Briefly
In motion
Acme Manufacturing Co., Auburn Hills, MI, has opened an office in Bangalore, India. Acme designs and integrates deburring and grinding systems … Ford Motor Co. will expand its Cuautitian, Mexico, operation in order to build the new Fiesta subcompact, and its Chihuahua engine plant, which builds I-4 engines. A transmission plant in Guanajuato will be established in a joint venture with Gertag.