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Hoffmann on Testing

Don’t be Dazzled by Claims of Superior Testing Software

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Jacques Hoffmann
January 19, 2015

If someone tells you his leak test system is superior because of its control software, kick the tires, so to speak. In many, if not most, applications, it is the hardware, not the software, that makes or breaks the ability to get high throughput without compromising gauge R&R.


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Hoffmann on Testing

Where Is Your Old School Technology?

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Jacques Hoffmann
April 10, 2014
There are times when leak testing experts advocate "going old school."
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How Do We Overcome Language Barriers in a Global Marketplace?

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Jacques Hoffmann
December 5, 2013

Given the global marketplace, shouldn't manufacturing and test equipment be equipped with user-friendly controls with different language options?


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Hoffmann on Testing

Why Test Experts are so Important: Lessons from Boeing and Airbus

Simulation is not the same as testing.
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Jacques Hoffmann
July 1, 2013

A test-centric assembly process would have helped Boeing and Airbus avoid problems with their new aircraft.


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Hoffman on Testing

Customer Loyalty—To Disney and Beyond!

What would inspire your loyalty to an automation and test supplier?
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Jacques Hoffmann
April 22, 2013

A good partnership between customers and suppliers leads to optimal solutions and long-term prosperity all around.


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Hoffman on Testing

Reshoring, Jobs and Quality

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Jacques Hoffmann
January 24, 2013

Reshoring is a welcome trend, but maintaining product quality will not be a given.


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Vote for Faster Test System Builds

These tips can help you avoid delays in implementing leak testing and functional testing systems.
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Jacques Hoffmann
October 25, 2012

These tips can help you avoid delays in implementing leak testing and functional testing systems.


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

If the assumptions are wrong, the conclusions are not likely to be very good.
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Jacques Hoffmann
February 14, 2012

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


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Hoffmann on Testing: Why Are We Still Dragging our Feet on the Metric System?

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Jacques Hoffmann
May 2, 2011
What’s one thing we have in common with the great nations of Liberia and Burma? We are all clinging to the English imperial system of measurements.
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Hoffmann on Testing: Beware the Forgotten Spec!

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Jacques Hoffmann
September 23, 2010
A “simple” request to add one more test to a test stand or assembly system is not all that simple most of the time.
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