March, 2007 Edition
Inside This Newsletter

 1) Custom Gage Considerations
2) Connecting CAD And Measurement
3) Laser Calibration Ensures Accuracy
4) Give The Gift Of Yourself
5) Training Schedule


 
Link to our article archive       Link to our 2005 training calendar


"Decide what characteristics to measure. If a part, with five different diameters, is cut on a lathe in one operation with the same tool, all diameters have to be qualified to prove the programming is correct. Once this is done, only the first and last diameters need to be gaged to maintain control. This requires only two custom gages..."

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Custom Gaging Considerations


"When it comes to creating an NC program for machining, the value of using a CAD model is evident. As long as a readable CAD model exists, a CAM system using this model will likely be able to generate tool paths more quickly and effectively than manual programming could. For some complex parts, creating tool paths without an electronic model simply isn't an option.

But when it comes to inspection devices such as CMMs, manual programming is an option. In fact, because serviceable measurement programs can be created from 2D drawings alone, many shops assume that this is the natural, preferable way for the programming to be done. Perhaps that's unfortunate..."

  

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Character Quote of the Month

"Vision is the art of seeing the invisible."

- Jonathan Swift
"As a code-one flight item vendor for more than 40 years and an approved source for fracture critical, level 1/sub-safe and high-strength steel components, Tapemation Machining, Inc. (Scotts Valley, California) relies on laser calibration for ensuring the accuracy of its machining processes. But calibrating five-axis machine tools and CMMs is a difficult and expensive process, especially when the cost of machine downtime and outside services are considered..."

 
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Laser Calibration Ensures Machine Tool And CMM Accuracy
 
Why have articles on character?
"Remembering that his mother’s birthday was the following week, a young man nonchalantly wrote out a check for $50 and stuck it inside a card to mail to her.  He then breathed a sigh of relief and resumed his normal routine.

Another young man had been saving every nickel and dime.  When he had finally saved up $18, he called a florist that sold the rare flower his mother especially liked.  For no particular reason, he bought the special flower and presented it to his mother..." 

 

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 Give The Gift Of Yourself


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 - Harriet Beecher Stowe

Training Schedule
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PUBLIC TRAINING SCHEDULE
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Course Start Date End Date City State Cost
Print Reading for Industry 3/5/2007 3/6/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
4/3/2007 4/4/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
  4/17/2007 4/18/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  5/1/2007 5/2/2007 Livonia MI $795.00
  5/30/2007 5/31/2007 Schaumburg IL $795.00
Technical Math 3/1/2007 3/1/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
GD&T Management Overview 3/7/2007 3/7/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
  4/4/2007 4/4/2007 Milwaukee WI $425.00
  5/2/2007 5/2/2007 Livonia MI $425.00
Fundamentals of GD&T 3/7/2007 3/9/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,150.00
  4/4/2007 4/6/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,150.00
  5/2/2007 5/4/2007 Livonia MI $1,150.00
Advanced Concepts of GD&T 3/12/2007 3/14/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,150.00
  4/9/2007 4/11/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,150.00
  5/7/2007 5/9/2007 Livonia MI $1,150.00
GD&T for CMM Operators 3/13/2007 3/15/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
How to Inspect GD&T Specifications 3/1/2007 3/2/2007 Schaumburg IL $795.00
Application & Interpretation of GD&T 3/6/2007 3/8/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional (GD&TP) 7/10/2007 7/12/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
Basic Dimensional Measurement Tools and Methods 3/15/2007 3/16/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  3/28/2007 3/29/2007 Shaumburg IL $795.00
  4/18/2007 4/19/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
  5/10/2007 5/11/2007 Livonia MI $795.00
Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Training 3/6/2007 3/15/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
  3/27/2007 3/29/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
  4/10/2007 4/19/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
  4/24/2007 4/26/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
  5/8/2007 5/17/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
  5/29/2007 5/31/2007 Minneapolis MN $975.00
Measurement Uncertainty Analysis 3/26/2207 3/28/2007 Mississauga ON $1,695.00
  4/16/2007 4/18/2007 Mississauga ON $1,695.00
Measurement Uncertainty Overview 8/1/2007 8/1/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
Measurement Uncertainty Budgets 8/1/2007 8/2/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
Measurement Uncertainty Analysis - Online Training         $179.00
Gage Calibration Methods & Hands-On Workshop 4/12/2007 4/13/2007 Milwaukee WI $875.00
  4/16/2007 4/17/2007 Louisville KY $875.00
  4/19/2007 4/20/2007 Chicago IL $875.00
  5/3/2007 5/4/2007 Dallas TX $875.00
  5/14/2007 5/15/2007 Detroit MI $875.00
  5/17/2007 5/18/2007 Cleveland OH $875.00
Introduction to Measurement and Calibration - Online Training         $179.00
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) Review 4/17/2007 4/19/2007 Indianapolis IN $1,150.00
  4/24/2007 4/26/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,150.00
  4/24/2007 4/26/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
  5/1/2007 5/3/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,150.00
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Review 9/10/2007 9/14/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,495.00
Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) Review 9/18/2007 9/20/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,150.00
Certified Quality Technician (CQT) Review 9/26/2007 9/28/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Review 5/1/2007 5/3/2007 Indianapolis IN $1,150.00
  5/1/2007 5/3/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
  5/8/2007 5/10/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,150.00
  5/8/2007 5/10/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,150.00
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Review 4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Indianapolis IN $1,495.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,495.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,495.00
  5/21/2007 5/25/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,495.00
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) Review 9/11/2007 9/14/2007 Milwaukee WI $1,295.00
Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) Review 5/8/2007 5/10/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,150.00
  5/15/2007 5/17/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,150.00
Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Review 10/8/2007 10/11/2007 Schaumburg IL $1,295.00
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) 3/6/2007 3/7/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  3/12/2007 3/13/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  4/10/2007 4/11/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) with Control and Action Plans 3/14/2007 3/14/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
  3/14/2007 3/14/2007 Indianapolis IN $425.00
  4/5/2007 4/5/2007 Milwaukee WI $425.00
  5/7/2007 5/7/2007 Livonia MI $425.00
Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA) 3/13/2007 3/13/2007 Indianapolis IN $425.00
  3/15/2007 3/15/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
  4/12/2007 4/12/2007 Milwaukee WI $425.00
  5/9/2007 5/9/2007 Livonia MI $425.00
Statistical Process Control (SPC) - Basic Workshop 3/20/2007 3/21/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  3/26/2007 3/27/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  4/16/2007 4/17/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
  5/14/2007 5/15/2007 Livonia MI $795.00
Statistical Process Control (SPC) - Advanced Workshop 2/28/2007 3/1/2007 Schaumburg IL $795.00
  3/21/2007 3/22/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  3/22/2007 3/23/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  4/18/2007 4/19/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
  5/21/2007 5/22/2007 Livonia MI $795.00
Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) 3/6/2007 3/7/2007 Schaumburg IL $795.00
3/22/2007 3/23/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  3/27/2007 3/28/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  4/23/2007 4/24/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
Design of Experiments (DOE) 3/8/2007 3/9/2007 Schaumburg IL $795.00
  3/28/2007 3/29/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  3/29/2007 3/30/2007 Indianapolis IN $795.00
  4/25/2007 4/26/2007 Milwaukee WI $795.00
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) 3/8/2007 3/8/2007 Indianapolis IL $425.00
  3/13/2007 3/13/2007 Schaumburg IL $425.00
  3/30/2007 3/30/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
  4/27/2007 4/27/2007 Milwaukee WI $425.00
  5/25/2007 5/25/2007 Livonia MI $425.00
Fundamentals of Minitab 3/20/2007 3/21/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
Auditing to ISO 17025 4/19/2007 4/20/2007 Wixom MI $895.00
Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing 3/28/2007 3/29/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
ISO 9001:2000 Certified Lead Auditor 3/5/2007 3/9/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,695.00
  3/5/2007 3/9/2007 Atlanta GA $1,695.00
  3/12/2007 3/16/2007 New Orleans LA $1,695.00
  3/12/2007 3/16/2007 Louisville KY $1,695.00
  3/19/2007 3/23/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,695.00
  3/19/2007 3/23/2007 Seattle WA $1,695.00
  3/26/2007 3/30/2007 Boston MA $1,695.00
  4/2/2007 4/6/2007 Baltimore MD $1,695.00
  4/2/2007 4/6/2007 Washington, D.C.   $1,695.00
  4/9/2007 4/13/2007 Rochester NY $1,695.00
  4/16/2007 4/20/2007 Dallas TX $1,695.00
  4/16/2007 4/20/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,695.00
  4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $1,695.00
  4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Denver CO $1,695.00
  4/30/2007 5/4/2007 Houston TX $1,695.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Atlanta GA $1,695.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,695.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Cleveland OH $1,695.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Seattle WA $1,695.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Pittsburgh PA $1,695.00
  5/21/2007 5/24/2007 San Jose CA $1,695.00
  5/21/2007 5/25/2007 Sacramento CA $1,695.00
ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor 3/5/2007 3/6/2007 Atlanta GA $795.00
  3/8/2007 3/9/2007 Louisville KY $795.00
  3/19/2007 3/20/2007 Los Angeles CA $795.00
  3/22/2007 3/23/2007 Boston MA $795.00
  4/2/2007 4/3/2007 Baltimore MD $795.00
  4/12/2007 4/13/2007 Rochester NY $795.00
  4/16/2007 4/17/2007 Los Angeles CA $795.00
  4/26/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $795.00
  5/3/2007 5/4/2007 Houston TX $795.00
  5/14/2007 5/15/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
  5/16/2007 5/17/2007 Seattle WA $795.00
5/23/2007 5/24/2007 Pittsburgh PA $795.00
  5/30/2007 5/31/2007 San Jose CA $795.00
ISO 9001:2000 Certified Internal Auditor 3/5/2007 3/7/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,095.00
  3/12/2007 3/14/2007 New Orleans LA $1,095.00
  3/19/2007 3/21/2007 Seattle WA $1,095.00
  4/2/2007 4/4/2007 Washington, D.C.   $1,095.00
  4/16/2007 4/18/2007 Dallas TX $1,095.00
  4/23/2007 4/25/2007 Denver CO $1,095.00
  5/7/2007 5/9/2007 Atlanta GA $1,095.00
  5/14/2007 5/16/2007 Cleveland OH $1,095.00
  5/21/2007 5/24/2007 Sacramento CA $1,095.00
ISO 14001 EMS Certified Lead Auditor 3/12/2007 3/16/2007 Atlanta GA $1,695.00
  3/12/2007 3/16/2007 New Orleans LA $1,695.00
  3/19/2007 3/23/2007 Boston MA $1,695.00
  3/19/2007 3/23/2007 Seattle WA $1,695.00
  3/26/2007 3/30/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,695.00
  4/2/2007 4/6/2007 Rochester NY $1,695.00
  4/2/2007 4/6/2007 Washington, D.C.  $1,695.00
  4/9/2007 4/13/2007 Baltimore MD $1,695.00
  4/16/2007 4/20/2007 Dallas TX $1,695.00
  4/16/2007 4/20/2007 Dallas TX $1,695.00
  4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Denver CO $1,695.00
  4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,695.00
  4/30/2007 5/4/2007 Seattle WA$1,695.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Atlanta GA$1,695.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Houston TX$1,695.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 San Jose CA$1,695.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Pittsburgh PA$1,695.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Cleveland OH$1,695.00
  5/21/2007 5/25/2007 Sacramento CA$1,695.00
  5/21/2007 5/24/2007 Minneapolis MN$1,695.00
ISO 9001:2000 Certified Lead Auditor for the Automotive Sector (ISO/TS 16949:2002) 3/5/2007 3/9/2007 Atlanta GA $1,795.00
  3/12/2007 3/16/2007 Louisville KY $1,795.00
  3/19/2007 3/23/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,795.00
  3/26/2007 3/30/2007 Boston MA $1,795.00
  4/2/2007 4/6/2007 Baltimore MD $1,795.00
  4/9/2007 4/13/2007 Rochester NY $1,795.00
  4/16/2007 4/20/2007 Los Angeles CA $1,795.00
  4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $1,795.00
  4/30/2007 5/4/2007 San Jose CA $1,795.00
  5/7/2007 5/11/2007 Houston TX $1,795.00
  5/14/2007 5/18/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,795.00
  5/21/2007 5/24/2007 Pittsburgh PA $1,795.00
  5/21/2007 5/25/2007 Cleveland OH $1,795.00
ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor for the Automotive Sector (ISO/TS 16949:2002) 3/12/2007 3/13/2007 Louisville KY $795.00
  3/15/2007 3/16/2007 Atlanta GA $795.00
  3/26/5007 3/27/2007 Boston MA $795.00
  3/29/2007 3/30/2007 Los Angeles CA $795.00
  4/2/2007 4/3/2007 Rochester NY $795.00
  4/9/2007 4/10/2007 Baltimore MD $795.00
  4/16/2007 4/17/2007 Dallas TX $795.00
  4/23/2007 4/24/2007 Los Angeles CA $795.00
  5/1/2007 5/2/2007 Houston TX $795.00
  5/7/2007 5/8/2007 Seattle WA $795.00
  5/10/2007 5/11/2007 Pittsburgh PA $795.00
  5/21/2007 5/22/2007 San Jose CA $795.00
  5/30/2007 5/31/2007 Minneapolis MN $795.00
ISO 9001:2000 Certified Lead Auditor with Medical Device Focus (ISO 13485:2003) 3/12/2007 3/16/2007 Minneapolis MN $1,795.00
ISO 9001:2000 Certified Internal Auditor with Medical Device Focus (ISO 13485:2003) 5/14/2007 5/16/2007 Atlanta GA $1,195.00
AS 9100B:2004 Certified Lead Auditor with Aerospace Focus 4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $1,795.00
OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor 4/23/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $1,695.00
ISO 9001:2000 Overview 3/9/2007 3/9/2007 Atlanta GA $425.00
  3/16/2007 3/16/2007 Louisville KY $425.00
  3/23/2007 3/23/2007 Los Angeles CA $425.00
  3/30/2007 3/30/2007 Boston MA $425.00
  4/6/2007 4/6/2007 Baltimore MD $425.00
  4/13/2007 4/13/2007 Rochester NY $425.00
  4/20/2007 4/20/2007 Los Angeles CA $425.00
  4/27/2007 4/27/2007 Dallas TX $425.00
  5/4/2007 5/4/2007 Houston TX $425.00
  5/11/2007 5/11/2007 Minneapolis MN $425.00
  5/18/2007 5/18/2007 Seattle WA $425.00
EMS Bridge Training for QMS Experienced Auditors 3/26/2007 3/28/2007 Seattle WA $1,095.00
5/21/2007 5/23/2007 Sacramento CA $1,095.00

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Sincerely,

Dan Medford - President
QC Inspection Services, Inc.
11975 Portland Ave. S., Suite 102
Burnsville, MN 55337
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