Articles Tagged with ''quality control''

BMW Tests Google Glass for Quality Assurance in Production

November 21, 2014

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW is running a pilot project at its assembly plant here to determine whether the Google Glass wearable computer could improve workflow in quality assurance.

Austin Weber

September 23, 2013

The late Eiji Toyoda was a giant in the world of lean manufacturing and quality control.

FDA Orders Dental Implant Manufacturer to Cease Production

February 15, 2012

NEWARK, NJ—The FDA has ordered a manufacturer of dental implants to stop production after finding numerous quality control violations at the company’s assembly plant here.

Hoffmann on Testing: Software for Everything...Really?

If the assumptions are wrong, the conclusions are not likely to be very good.

Jacques Hoffmann

February 14, 2012

Software cannot fix problems caused by product dynamics or defects in tooling.

Maintaining Quality in a Build-to-Order Shop

For custom server appliance assembler MBX Systems, new procedures have virtually eliminated workmanship defects

Jill Bellak

February 1, 2012

Imagine assembling Samsung, Sony, Sharp and Toshiba televisions in the same plant at the same time—each with different flat panels, components and features, from built-in WiFi to 3D displays—and you’ll have some idea of the challenges facing MBX Systems in manufacturing made-to-order server appliances and embedded systems.

In Praise of "Made in the USA"

Austin Weber

December 19, 2007

When a Chinese-made cookie press breaks down on the countertop assembly line, a trusty old product from Pennsylvania comes to the rescue and saves a Christmas tradition..

Assembly by Die Casting

June 27, 2000

Assembly by Die Casting is used as the joining medium to assemble multiple small components up to 6 in. (150 mm) in diameter, and as the production method to form additional components directly on the assembly.

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