Quality NDT Conference 2008

8:00 – 9:50 AM	Ultrasonic Testing: Michael Moist, GE Inspection Technologies
10:00 – 12:00 PM	Infrared Testing: John Fricot, FLIR Sytems
1:00 – 2:50 PM	Eddy Current Testing: Hussein Sadek, Technologies Consulting International (TCI)
3:00 – 5:00 PM	Leak Testing: Gary Elder, Leak Testing Specialists

Nondestructive test methods are varied for the manufacturing environment. A cross-section of some of the more frequently used technologies will be featured, including:

• Eddy Current
• Infrared Technology
• Leak Testing
• Ultrasonic Technology

Beside emphasizing practical hands-on knowledge and applications of these test methods, attendees will get actual "hands-on" opportunities with equipment that they can take back to the shop-floor.

Ultrasonic Precision Thickness Gages - Fundamentals and best practices in manufacturing applications

Thursday, May 1, 2008
8am-12pm
Price: $275

Dan Kass
Olympus NDT

This workshop will provide an overview of ultrasonic principles and their application to nondestructive precision thickness gaging. Practical applications in automotive, aerospace, component manufacturing, contact lenses, plastics packaging and other fields will be presented and demonstrated with live equipment. Methods of calibration, factors influencing implementation, and overall accuracy will be reviewed. The program will conclude with an open discussion of how participants can leverage this technology to meet their own inspection needs.

CMMs: From Construction and Control to Strategies and Performance

Monday, April 28, 2008
8am-5pm
Price: $395

Ed Morse
UNC Charlotte

This workshop will provide an overview of the role of Coordinate Measuring Machines in the modern manufacturing and inspection environment. In addition, standards for CMM performance testing, the role of uncertainty in testing and accreditation, and issues in the inspection of parts defined with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) will be covered in depth.

The intended audience of this workshop is CMM programmers and operators who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of CMM testing, as well as learn about some of the advanced inspection challenges posed by GD&T. Managers and business owners who want to better understand CMM technology, or are considering the purchase of a CMM, will also benefit from this workshop.

Part 1 - The equipment
• CMM basics and construction
• Environmental control
• Performance testing
o B89.4.1
o ISO 10360-2
• Interim Testing

Part 2 - Applications
• Probe Calibration
• Coordinate Systems
• Sampling Strategies
• Algorithms and GD&T
• Uncertainty and accreditation

Precision GD&T

Monday, April 28, 2008
8am-5pm
Price: $395

Dr. Greg Hetland
International Institute of GD&T

This workshop focuses on "GD&T from a Measurement and Design for Manufacturability Perspective," with emphasis on common design and measurement applications which result in significant ambiguities and uncertainties that can have a direct negative impact on product and equipment conformance to design requirements. A key focus will be on the transformation of plus/minus tolerancing to Profile Tolerancing and to show how Profile Tolerancing can clearly simplify definition of design intent and greatly simplify measurement methods analysis. Recommendations will be made to aid in higher precision in design definition, product manufacturability, physical measurement and overall product reliability.

The current and growing state of technology advances in the mechanical and electro-mechanical engineering arenas require higher precision in the interpretation and advanced applications of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). Key drivers influencing this need include: product and feature miniaturization, tolerance truncation, advanced product and equipment reliability, and utilization of measurement uncertainty analysis. The critical engineering language, GD&T, is the "foundational language" required to achieve optimal "design / functional intent" at the least amount of overall cost.

Measurement Uncertainty for Coordinate Measuring Machines

Thursday, May 1, 2008
8am-5pm
Price: $395

Jon Baldwin
MetroSage LLC

Uncertainty evaluation for coordinate measuring machine (CMM) metrology is problematic due to the number, ranges, interactions and generally unknown sensitivity coefficients of the parameters that can influence the measurement result. The situation is particularly difficult if a task-specific uncertainty is required, posing problems for both auditors and measurement practitioners. This course will provide participants a basic understanding of this complex issue and will prepare them to present a business case for knowing and controlling CMM uncertainty. It will present a historical perspective on CMM uncertainty and will discuss the motivations, both technical and economic, for understanding and evaluating CMM measurement uncertainty on a routine basis. Available methods for determining the uncertainty of CMM measurements will be cataloged, with explanations of the strengths and weaknesses of each. The multitude of factors that can influence the measurement result will be explored. Computer simulation methods, which offer particular strength and versatility, will be investigated at length, along with practical examples taken from real CMM measurement problems and will be demonstrated with a working software system for CMM measurement uncertainty evaluation.