Monday, April 28 - Workshops |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast / Registration |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
“Precision GD&T”
Dr. Greg Hetland
International Institute of GD&T |
“CMMs: From Construction and Control to Strategies and Performance”
Ed Morse
University of North Carolina-Charlotte |
“Practical NDT Technology Use in Manufacturing - Eddy Current, Infrared, Leak Testing, Ultrasonics”
George Moran
Non-Destructive Testing Management Association |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Workshop continued |
Workshop continued |
Workshop continued |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception
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Tuesday, April 29 - General Sessions |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast / Registration |
| 8:00 am - 8:10 am |
"Welcome Address"
Thomas Sloma Williams
Quality Magazine |
| 8:10 am - 8:55 am |
Keynote:
"Heavy Industrial Manufacturing Supply Chains, Globalization and Quality"
Dean Beutel
Caterpillar Corporation |
| 8:55 am - 9:40 am |
"Accreditation vs. Certification - Manufacturing vs. the Lab"
Roger Muse
ACLASS-ANAB |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am |
Solutions Showcase |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Solutions Showcase |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
Break |
| 10:25 am - 11:10 am |
“Measurement System Analysis for Online Measurement of Continuous Processes”
Dennis Monroe
Juran Institute Inc. |
| 11:10 am - 11:55 am |
“Finding the Pulse of Your Process: A New Way to Monitor Manufacturing Quality”
Paul Hogendoorn
OES Inc. |
| 11:55 am - 12:05 pm |
Solutions Showcase  |
| 12:05 pm - 12:15 pm |
Solutions Showcase  |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
Announcement of 2008 Quality Plant of the Year & Professional of the Year Award Winners
-Plant of the Year: Van Dyke Transmission Plant of Ford Motor Co., Sterling Heights MI
-Professional of the Year: Peter Sanderson, President, TQMS Inc.
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| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
“Standardizing the Metrology Community”
Ray Admire
Lockheed Martin MFC |
“Trends in Nondestructive Technology and Practice”
Betsy Blazar
ASNT |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
“Coatings Cpk Success Story”
Stephen Gaiski
Zestar Corp. |
“Myths vs. Reality in Computed Radiography Image Quality”
Steve Mango
Carestream Health Inc. |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm |
“Applied Ultra Precision CMM with Optical Scanning”
John Horwell
Hexagon Metrology |
“Handheld XRF for Screening, Verification and Analysis of Metal Alloys, Electronics and Consumer Goods”
Mark Lessard
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
“State-of-the-Art Error Compensation”
Pat Nugent
Mahr Federal |
“Closing the Loop on the Manufacturing Process”
Bill Keely
Quantech / NDT Technologies |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception w / Exhibits
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Wednesday, April 30 - General Sessions |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast / Registration |
| 8:30 am - 8:40 am |
"Introduction & Greeting"
Thomas Sloma Williams
Quality Magazine |
| 8:40 am - 8:50 pm |
Solutions Showcase  |
| 8:50 am - 9:35 am |
Keynote:
“Tales of Failures and Calamities -- Inspecting, Measuring, Preventing, and then Dealing with Ambulance Chasers”
Dr. Kenneth C. Russell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 9:35 am - 10:20 am |
“Building a Superior Truck: How Freightliner Uses Quality to Make a Difference for the Customer”
Mike McCurry
Freightliner LLC |
| 10:20 am - 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am |
“Multisensor Metrology Cuts Manufacturing Costs”
William Verwys
Optical Gaging Products Inc. |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm |
“Enabling Better Quality Data Through Wireless Technologies”
Jeff Wilkinson
The L.S. Starrett Co. |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
“Information Exchange Standards Save Everyone Time, Money, and Quality”
John Horst
NIST |
“Process Compensated Resonant Testing (PCRT): Best Practices from Multiple Applications of Structural Production NDT”
Lem Hunter
Magnaflux Quasar |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
“Optimization of CMM Scanning”
Pamela Moor
Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge |
“Precision Measurement of Hidden Surfaces with High-Resolution Computed Tomography”
Kathleen Brockdorf
phoenix|x-ray Systems + Services Inc. |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm |
“Leveraging Your Suppliers’ Measurement Data to Improve Product Quality”
Douglas Fair
Infinity QS |
“Improved Inspections with Ultrasonic Phased-Arrays”
Michael Moles and Daniel Kass
Olympus NDT |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Break |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
Panel Discussion: Quality and NDT Technicians and Experts -- Developing the Next Generation
Moderator: Tom Williams, Publisher, Quality Magazine and NDT
Panelists: Dr. Rod Casto, University of South Florida / Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Mike McCurry, Daimler Trucks North America / Freightliner
George Moran, Non-Destructive Testing Management Association
Edward Morse, NIST / UNC-Charlotte
Roy Street, Lockheed Martin |
| 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Networking Dinner Aboard The StarLite Majesty Cruise Ship - All Registered Attendees Welcome. Guest tickets additional - see Guest/Spouse Options.
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Thursday, May 1 - Workshops |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast / Registration |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
"Measurement Uncertainty for Coordinate Measuring Machines"
Jon Baldwin
MetroSage LLC |
PLANT TOUR
"Lockheed Martin Electronics Systems Manufactuirng Facility"
Steven Hill
Lockheed Martin |
"Ultrasonic Precision Thickness Gages - Fundamentals and Best Practices in Manufacturing Applications"
Daniel Kass
Olympus NDT |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Workshop continued |
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