McFadden Machine and Manufacturing

Dirge of decline Eastport author's former hometown serves to reflect AMerican economy
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 6/29/2009; 1029 words; ...center of fisheries and manufacturing, to illustrate the 300...American industry until the Machine Age ramped up after the Civil War," said Nugent. "Manufacturing then took center stage...went south and the sewing machines went south and to the Pacific...and companion Elizabeth McFadden ...

Quality at 400 blades per minute: American Safety Razor has no second-grade blades--a fact that has this Tennessee manufacturing plant on top of its test-and-inspection game, and has earned it Quality Magazine's 2009 Plant of the Year award in our small plant division.(QUALITY MANAGEMENT)(Personna American Safety Razor)(Editorial)
Quality; 4/1/2009; 3304 words; ...expanded requirements for blade manufacturing, assembly takes place in...inspection throughout the manufacturing process, and employs operators...scrap by approximately 11%. Machine vision cameras and sensors...according to Melissa Bailey, manufacturing quality engineer and quality...

Employee empowerment.(Editorial)
Quality; 4/1/2009; 918 words; ...our inaugural winner, Diamond Electric Manufacturing Corp. (Eleanor, WV), to this year...can read about Managing Editor Maggie McFadden's visit to ASR's facility. Encouraging...necessary, including shutting down a machine. For manufacturers that seek to instill...

Five steps to selecting styli: choosing the proper styli for an application is imperative to help manufacturers get the most accuracy out of their equipment.(QUALITY MEASUREMENT)(Cover story)
Quality; 3/1/2009; 2892 words; ...expensive coordinate measuring machine (CMM), it is to his benefit...increased accuracy of their machines. The final tool is relatively...warrant the capability of your machine, then in effect, your machine does not have that capability...says Clint Clark of Q-Mark Manufacturing Inc. ...

What's the big deal with light sources? Light sources may be an afterthought when completing a machine vision solution, but manufacturers should pay close attention to lighting in order to maximize their investment and minimize bad parts.(LIGHTING)
Quality; 1/1/2009; 2189 words; ...purchase of lighting for their machine vision application? To start, a manufacturing professional should understand...lighting are available for machine vision applications. WHY...foremost, say experts, manufacturing customers must be aware...