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Applications/programming engineers get to hear all kinds of machining problems on a daily basis. The one that seems to stand out as the most baffling really is not that difficult to solve once you analyze exactly what is happening. Drilling small diameter holes presents numerous problems. Small diameter holes refers to holes of 0.125″ diameter […]

Quality policy – Develop a statement of your company’s commitment to quality. Use this framework for subsequent planning and action. Quality aspects – Identify quality attributes of your company’s products, activities and customer services. Determine the attributes that have or could have significant impacts on the quality. Keep this information up-to-date. Legal and other requirements

If your shop is considering ISO 9001, there are a number of things you can do to simplify the effort: Define your company’s goal. Obtain top management support. Experience shows that establishing a quality management system that conforms to ISO 9001 is virtually impossible without solid support from top management. Management must understand the costs

Digital prototyping gives designers and engineers the ability to virtually explore a complete product before it is built;so they can design, visualize and simulate products from the conceptual design phase through the manufacturing process. By using a digital prototype, users access real-world performance of a design with less reliance on costly physical prototypes. While simulation

Many automotive moldmakers use third-party translation tools to export CAD data for manufacturing. On the CAD side, such translation software often is feature-based, assessing not just model geometry but the recipe of design features that make up the model, reducing translation errors. The raw data imported from CAD for mold manufacturing frequently needs reviewing for