- Monday, April 11
- Tuesday, April 12
- Wednesday, April 13
| 10:15 am – 11:00 am | Transportation from Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Hotel to Joe Gibbs Racing Facility |
| 11:00 am – 1:15 pm | Tour @ Joe Gibbs Racing (includes lunch for tour participants) |
| 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm | Transportation from Joe Gibbs Racing Facility to UNC-Charlotte for Workshops (transportation will also be provided back to the headquarter hotel for those not participating in workshops) |
| 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Transportation from Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Hotel to to UNC-Charlotte for Workshops |
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Workshop 1
Workshop 2
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| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
The Secrets of Thread Gaging
David Harris, Glastonbury Southern Gage Measurement Uncertainty - What It Is, Why It Occurs and How to Accomodate It
Henry Alexander, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation Inc. |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Transportation from Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Hotel to to UNC-Charlotte for Welcome Reception |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Welcome Reception & Lab Tour @ UNC-Charlotte |
| 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Transportation from UNC-Charlotte back to Embassy Suites Charlotte-Concord Hotel |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 am – 8:45 am | Welcome Address Darrell Dal Pozzo, Quality Magazine |
| 8:45 am – 9:30 am | KEYNOTE: The GD&T Measurement Conundrum Jim Salsbury, Mitutoyo America Corporation |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | Quality Plant of the Year Award Presentation Mike McCurry, Daimler Trucks North America |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Morning Break |
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Track 1
Track 2
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| 10:45 am – 11:30 am |
Developing a Risk– Based Calibration Program
Harry Spinks, Boston Scientific Industrial CT Scanning
Stephanie Masse, Jesse Garant & Associates |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 am |
How to Calibrate Any Machine Tool
David Maxham, Automated Precision Inc. X– Ray Micro CT: The Rules and When to Break Them
Andrew Ramsey, Nikon Metrology, Inc |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Luncheon |
| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
PCMM Certification Progress
Alan Metzel, Nothrop Grumman X– Ray Computed Tomography for 3D Inspection
Jeff Bibee, Werth, Inc. |
| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm |
CMM Based Surface Profilometry of Macro and Micro– Parts
Shane Woody, InSituTec Using Strain Signatures to Detect Process Changes
Paul Hogendoorn, OES, Inc. |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm |
Verifying the Accuracy of CMMs Between Calibrations
Rick Richardson, QA Productivity Systems Can Smart Automated Weld Inspection Turn A Cost Into A Profit?
Jeffrey Noruk, Servo Robot Corp. |
| 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm |
Would Statistical Process Control Work for Me?
Rick Sloop, InfinityQS International Advances in Eddy Current Verification of Heat Treat Processes
Joe Jessop, Criterion NDT |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Networking Reception |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 am – 8:45 am | Opening Remarks Darrell Dal Pozzo, Quality Magazine |
| 8:45 am – 9:30 am | KEYNOTE: No-Compromise Leadership - A Higher Standard of Leadership Thinking and Behavior Neil Ducoff, Strategies Publishing Group, Inc. |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | Quality Professional of the Year Award Presentation Forrest Breyfogle, Smarter Solutions Inc. |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Morning Break |
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Track 1
Track 2
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| 10:45 am – 11:30 am |
Hand Gages and Metrology Challenges for Manufacturing in the 21st Century
Paulo Pereira, Caterpillar, Inc. Smart Cameras and Technology Gains Driving its Adoption
Narayan Subramaniam, Cognex |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 am |
The Metrology of Golf
Pat Nugent, Mahr Federal Optical Measuring Technologies for Air Quality and Regulatory Compliance
James Drago, Garlock Sealing Tech. |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Luncheon |
| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
Non-Contact Metrology: Eliminating the Cycle Time, Data Density & Price Trade-Off
Paul Joss, Perceptron Inspection Applications of Acoustic Pulse Reflectometry (APR)
Tal Pechter, AcousticEye |
| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm |
Total Quality Management is NOT Total!
Walter McGee, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems Accuracy, Efficiency, and other Technology Advancements for Common and Complex Coating Thickness Measurement Applications
Paul Lomax, Fischer Technology |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | KEYNOTE: Beyond Quality - A Roadmap for Innovation Praveen Gupta, Accelper Consulting |
| 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing Remarks Darrell Dal Pozzo, Quality Magazine |
