Quality Magazine - April 2009 - (Page 5) CONTENTS 48 Source: Lockheed Martin APRIL 2009 VOLUME 48/NUMBER 4 DEPARTMENTS 8 From the Editor Employee Empowerment 10 Industry News ISO Achieves Membership of 160 Countries MD&M East Comes to New York Dimensional Mark Up Language Updated 16 Face of Quality What is Your Legacy? 18 Manufacturing Excellence The Bailout…Will It Work? FEATURES QUALITY MEASUREMENT 20 Other Dimensions Cost-Cutting Cowboys 30 Shaft Measurement Made Simple Shaft measuring systems can accomplish checks faster than other methods and have the ability to perform directly on the shop floor. 24 Quality 101 Selecting a Quality Calibration Laboratory QUALITY TEST & INSPECTION 34 Microscopes Made Personal Personal electron microscopes provide fast, interactive high-resolution imaging. 26 Brain Teasers Understanding Yield 54 Classifieds QUALITY SOFTWARE & ANALYSIS 38 Document Control Goes Digital Today’s document control software transcends the domain of the management system, integrating with business systems for an enterprisewide document control solution. 55 Advertising Index 56 The Last Word Your Best Investment QUALITY MANAGEMENT 42 Quality at 400 Blades per Minute American Safety Razor, Quality Magazine’s 2009 Plant of the Year in the small plant division, makes no second-grade blades. NEXT MONTH CMMs Robotic Inspection Systems GD&T Software Quality Professional of the Year 48 Quality First Lockheed Martin-Clearwater Operations, Quality Magazine’s 2009 Plant of the Year in the large plant division, manufactures electronic assemblies that must work the first time and every time. ABOUT THE COVER Quality is a way of life for the 2009 Quality Plant of the Year winners: Personna American Safety Razor (Knoxville, TN) in the small plant division and Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems-Clearwater Operations (Oldsmar, FL) in the large plant division. Source: Lockheed Martin, American Safety Razor and Quality Magazine www.qualitymag.com April 2009 | QUALITY 5 http://www.qualitymag.com
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