ARTICLE – Quality–Same or Separate Team?
Published August 2012
By Monte Guitar
Is there an ISO requirement that states that the Quality Manager cannot report to the Director of Manufacturing?
Published August 2012
By Monte Guitar
Is there an ISO requirement that states that the Quality Manager cannot report to the Director of Manufacturing?
October 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #2 You meet all of the requirements of the standard with your audit program, but is it becoming a cumbersome fact collection process without a whole lot of difference or creativity between audits? Here are a baker’s dozen of tips to take your audit program to the next level of…
Status Report on RoHS Leaded Materials – January 10, 2017 The European Commission is almost a year late on providing their decisions on the RoHS exemptions that affect our industry. The attached report will help you make sense of the review on exemptions for lead in Steel (6a.), Aluminum (6b.), and Brass (6c.) as…
On-The-Job Instruction Manual for Screw Machine Operators and Setup Men – Acme-Gridley Tooling Setup Guide Copyright 1996 This manual is intended to assist individuals in setting up an Acme-Gridley machine. Step-by-step procedures, originally written and published in PMPA’s Acme-Gridley Section manual, are summarized. Printed, oil-resistant, toolbox size manuals are available for sale through PMPA…
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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Vaccines, Masks and Testing has been withdrawn Known as the Vaccine and Mask Mandate or ETS, it applied to employers with 100 or more employees. It was initially overturned in the 5th circuit, reconsidered by the 6th circuit, and stayed by the US Supreme Court. On Monday, January 24,…