Tiny medical parts, mass-produced automotive components and multiple-ton power generation parts share a common activity: inspection. Generally, inspection is seen as a nonvalue-added activity and most companies encourage the reduction of inspection time. However, because verifying that parts are made correctly is critical to maintaining profitability, inspection will never go away.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2015-03-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/selecting-and-using-best-gages/
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