Focus on accuracy in data-acquisition systems

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Users of data acquisition equipment point to data accuracy and integrity as the essential aspect of their systems. Unfortunately, they do not have a clear grasp of accuracy, due mainly to the many ways that accuracy can be tested. A common mistake is their equation of accuracy with resolution in digital instruments. They should know that accuracy is an expression reflecting the difference between an indicated value and an accepted standard, whereas resolution is the incremental input signal producing the smallest distinguishable reading or output.

Testing equipment

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Employee involvement translates into waste reduction

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Weigh-Tronix Inc. launched its waste-reduction campaign in Apr. 1995 as part of its process-improvement program. Called Slay the Dragon, the program is designed to make employees understand their function in reducing wastage by emphasizing team involvement and adhering to a plan. It identifies seven areas of waste, namely, defects, unnecessary motion, set-up time, transportation, delay/waiting, overproduction, and processing. By the end of 1995, nine Slay the Dragon projects have been finished, with actual savings placed at $73,000.

Refuse systems, Waste Disposal NEC, Other Waste Collection, Electronic Scales & Weighing Eqp, Scale and Balance (except Laboratory) Manufacturing, Scales and balances, exc. laboratory, Consumer electronics industry, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste minimization, Waste reduction, Electronic weighing systems, Weigh-Tronix Inc., WGHT

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Roctel's machine operators seek more knowledge

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An automated data collection system has allowed Roctel Manufacturing Ltd. to enjoy a number of benefits. Among the many advantages of the Data Gage 872 Measuring System that the company has installed are a remarkable decrease in consumer complaints due to quicker access to production information, the retrieval of over 300 machine hours owing to lesser machine stops and the reduced requirement for machine-specific training.

All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, Plastic Industrial Housings, Machinery industry, Technology application, Plastic housings, Plastic industrial components, Roctel Manufacturing Ltd.

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