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Throughout history we've seen it: innovation held back by some elemental impediment in the product development pipeline. Computing speed slowed by balky I/O buses or insufficient software. Super-fast trains derailed by tracks that can't handle their speed. Design innovation slowed by red tape and poor internal communication.
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When it comes to advanced manufacturing for jet engine turbines, there is a long-standing issue with inspection and quality control bottlenecks. Using rapid technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and 3D printing, companies can progress from concept to finished part faster than ever before. But when it comes to measuring conformance of that part, companies often step back and rely on quality assurance forms that haven't changed appreciably in decades.
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"Twice" thinking - and making
When I was in UK Midlands, in 1994, for my ISO 9001 auditor on-the-job training, the dogma was "first-time right". As the years went by, the counter-reform of memories such as "we only live twice", "the postman always rings twice", last but not least the enourmous diifficulties - and time waste - companies had to cope with when moving to SAP, Oracle or even apparently easy Windows-based computer systems, made - and makes - me think than the only acceleration we can truly live by, is gravitational. Getting it right, quickly, is surely an interesting theory: but Man is no Computer; I read on one of Mr. John Steinbeck's books that no one will ever obtain anything from anybody, unless the Anybody is personally convinced of. In other words, you can take the ox to the - apparently - freshest river, but if he's not thirsty or doesn't want to drink, he will simply not drink. So much for the hyper-efficient whatever computer systems. Just think of a 50 or so years old machine operator who used calipers since he started working: would you really think a keyboard or a touch-screen will ever replace his long-loved caliper? Thank you.
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