Metalworking Quality
High speed machining gets a boost
Incredible speeds and metal removal rates will define milling in the future
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Renishaw acquires leader in metrology fixtures
Renishaw, a world leading engineering technologies company, has purchased the business of R&R Sales LLC, a US-based leader in fixtures for the global measurement and inspection market. The acquisition of R&R supports Renishaw’s increasing focus on metrology system sales, such as those involving the company’s new Equator gage, which requires fixturing devices. Family-owned R&R has ...
Out of the Lab, Onto the floor
Spanish auto parts maker Esponsa uses software-driven gauging to bring in-process monitoring directly to production machines
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
New Products Heighten Divide Between Portable and Fixed Position Inspection and Measurement Devices
The future of quality
The American Society for Quality conducts an exhaustive analysis of the state of the art every three years…and for 2011 the new study is a magnum opus. Here are some of the key predictions by the ASQ team about the future of quality management in the second decade of the 21st century.
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Vancouver aero firm wins Boeing award
Avcorp Industries Inc. today announced that it has received a 2011 Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Avcorp maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011. This ...
Hardinge director of corporate operational excellence to speak at IMTS 2012
Hardinge Inc. a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions announces David Bassett, Director of Corporate Operational Excellence at Hardinge has been selected to speak at the 2012 IMTS Conference Program put on by GIE Media Inc. and AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology . Mr. Bassett will present MCT: Manufacturing Cycle Time- The Holy Grail. ...
Mitutoyo Canada Inc. announces new president
Shigeyuki Sasaki has been appointed the new President for Mitutoyo operations in Canada and USA. Sasaki has served numerous roles within Mitutoyo for the last 35 years including; New Product Development and Quality Control Departments in Utsunomiya, Japan; Manager of Purchasing and Planning in Mitutoyo Germany; General Manager in Mitutoyo South America; and recently Vice ...
Free metalworking fluid filtration brochure available from Eriez
The Eriez Hydroflow line of Fluid Filtration products help metalworking companies maximize coolant effectiveness and longevity while improving productivity and reducing disposal costs. Customers can now receive a wealth of valuable information about this product line through a free, full-color brochure available from Eriez. “Metalworking Fluid Filtration Systems” take readers through a host of fluid ...
Attention to detail
Optimize the elements of your spray painting system to achieve better efficiency and lower costs.
Highly flexible finishing
Brush Research Manufacturing’s Flex-Hone is a flexible, ball-style hone for surface finishing, deburring and edge blending of products including hydraulic cylinders, where tight tolerances and smooth surface finishes are essential for sealing purposes. The tool can be used in any rotating spindle, ranging from the machining centers of high-volume production environments to hand drill motors ...
X-Rite launches new Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Quality Control seminar
X-Rite, Incorporated is taking a new training program on the road this spring to 10 U.S. cities and Canada that supplements the company’s popular Fundamentals of Color and Appearance (FOCA) by providing hands-on training on sample measurement, data collection and reporting for quality control. The new Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Quality Control (FIQC) one-day seminar ...
Scarcity of minerals and metals is a ticking time bomb for manufacturing: global study
A majority of industries (77%) consider minerals and metals scarcity a pressing issue causing stress for their suppliers, according to a new global study of manufacturers from PwC. The seven manufacturing industries most impacted are infrastructure, high-tech hardware, automotive, renewable energy, chemicals, energy and utilities, and aviation, with the highest concerns amongst participants from the ...
Delcam launches new web site for FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system
Delcam has launched a new web site for its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system – www.featurecam.com. The site includes video testimonials from some of the thousands of customers that have chosen FeatureCAM for their programming, including subcontractors and OEM manufacturers from the aerospace, automotive, energy, motorsport and toolmaking industries. Other pages on the site show how ...
New metrology software provides increased functionality for CMM’s
HEIDENHAIN announces the latest version of their PC-based QUADRA-CHEK Metrology software providing advanced functionality for inspection measurement machines. This software makes it possible to conveniently perform 2-D and 3-D measuring tasks in the field of metrology when standard DRO products will not suffice. Labeled the IK5000 version 2.96, this powerful inspection package builds upon the ...
Business missing key internal competencies that enhance productivity: global study
ESI International, a global project management training company, today announced the findings of a new global study conducted to examine the state of business analysis (BA), a core discipline for translating project objectives into actionable project requirements and deliverables. The study was conducted among both public and private organizations worldwide in September. “The disconnect between ...
ASQ survey results: Unstable economy remains chief concern for manufacturers
While 66 percent of manufacturers expect to experience revenue growth in 2012, many say the recovering economy will remain a major hurdle to operations, according to a recent ASQ survey. Nearly 1,600 manufacturing professionals from around the world responded to ASQ’s 2012 Manufacturing Outlook Survey, which was conducted online from Oct. 17 through Nov. 4. ...
Last chance to register for Future of Fabricating/Cutting Conference
Registration is filling fast for Canadian Metalworking’s The Future of Fabricating Cutting Conference, which runs November 8th, 2011 at the Toronto Congress Centre. The event features a loaded slate of high-value seminars in three streams: the Future of Metal Cutting, Metal Cutting/Fabricating Management and Fabricating/Cutting with a special emphasis on waterjet, plasma and laser technologies. ...
The Quality Index
When is a new product ready to ship? This technique optimizes the decision-making process
Canada to get its own FABTECH show with FABTECH CANADA 2012
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) and American Welding Society (AWS) announced plans today to launch the first-ever FABTECH Canada, to be held in 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre on March 20-22. The event will feature the most comprehensive showcase of the latest technologies, tools and trends – ...
CSA brings ISO energy management standard to Canada
CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions organization, has announced the Canadian availability of the ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Standard – the world’s first global energy management system standard – to help businesses manage and reduce energy consumption and costs and remain competitive in today’s marketplace. According to a CSA/Leger Marketing survey, almost a quarter ...
NRC, AV&R announce 3-D technology transfer
AV&R Vision & Robotics has announced a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for the technological transfer of a non-contact three-dimension (3D) measurement system for visual inspection. Current AV&R products offer visual inspection systems detecting surface defects such as dents, nicks and scratches allowing users to evaluate if ...
So you want to be a certified quality engineer?
No formal degree program exists in Canada, but there are options to become certified
Ask the expert: multisensor technology
OPG’s chief applications engineer looks at an emerging technology
Tips on Part Fixturing Inspections
Canadian Metalworking's Metrology Matters blogger Bill Reilly talks about setup tips and techniques for part fixturing inspection.
