Supplier Directory Subscribe
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Home / Quality and Reverse-Engineering Tips During Social Distancing

Quality and Reverse-Engineering Tips During Social Distancing

Exact Metrology offers practical ways to maintain safe, effective production in the workplace. Maintaining a six-foot distance from others as well as frequent hand-washing and device sanitizing are critical.

Posted: April 12, 2020

Delegate responsibilities very specifically for maximum safety and efficiency during social distancing.
Only one person should collect the data from the object(s), and (s)he is also the designated person to clean and sanitize all objects, tools and surfaces.
Jason Kleinhenz, Exact Metrology's marketing and training manager, prepared the workplace tips in this article.
Advertisement
Advertisement

With much of the workforce operating from home, keeping up with quality inspection and reverse engineering is difficult during this time. However, there are solutions to counteract this problem. Some companies employ several of these tactics daily, but in these trying times they are much more relevant to maintain effective production.

Exact Metrology (Cincinnati, OH) offers the following helpful safety tips for metrology workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, courtesy of Jason Kleinhenz, marketing and training manager.

  • If you are in the workplace, follow all the stated guidelines. These include staying 6 feet away, washing/sanitizing touched surfaces and washing your hands. Also remember to clean the objects you’re working with such as data collection tools and computers.

 

  • Only one person should collect the data from the object(s). That person is responsible for handling the objects and the data collection tools. Of course, the designated person also needs to clean and sanitize all objects, tools and surfaces.

 

  • Workers must save and upload data sets (and/or workspaces) to the cloud. Due to security threats, a company’s IT team should use a virtual private network (VPN) and/or file transfer protocol (FTP). This reduces the chances of data being hacked or stolen.

 

  • Have another person, or a team, work separately to download (receive) the data sets, or workspaces and process them. They will have their own safety procedures in place (essentially the same as the data collector). If possible, the processing person(s) should write programs at the same time the data is collected. This saves time and money as two operations are occurring at the same time. Most likely, this is not possible in reverse engineering projects. However, in quality inspection projects, this is a massive time-saving practice.

 

  • Communicating between the collector and processor(s) can be done quickly and virtually with online services like Skype and Zoom. The good old-fashioned phone works well for quick conversations too. There are some software packages that allow seamless workspace sharing between different people and teams such as a package through PolyWorks by InnovMetric

These techniques and tools can help companies reach their quality and reverse engineering objectives during social distancing. Exact Metrology is available at 866-722-2600 to answer questions about how to maximize efficiency or help with projects.

www.exactmetrology.com

 

Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing.

Calendar & Events
Southeast Design – 2-Part Show
September 11 - 12, 2013
Greenville, SC
Mid-Atlantic Design – 2-Part Show
September 25 - 26, 2013
Phoenixville, PA
CMTS of Canada
September 30 - October 3, 2013
Mississauga, Canada
DISCOVER 2013
October 8 - 16, 2013
Florence, KY
Wisconsin Manufacturing and Technology Show
October 8 - 10, 2013
Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center Halls B&C
WESTEC 2013
October 15 - 17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
SOUTH-TEC
October 29 - 31, 2013
Greenville, SC
New England Design-2-Part Show
October 30 - 31, 2013
Marlborough, MA
DMG / Mori Seiki Manufacturing Days
November 12 - 15, 2013
Mori Seiki Manufacturing – Davis, CA
FABTECH
November 18 - 21, 2013
McCormick Place – Chicago, IL
Midwest Design-2-Part Show
November 20 - 21, 2013
Northern Kentucky Convention Center – Covington, KY
PCD Tool Manufacturing
November 20, 2013
United Grinding North America – Fredricksburg, VA
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement