What do the space program and a quiet running car ventilation fan have in common? Plenty: the same physics, research and guiding principles that launch rockets into space are now ensuring the quality of manufactured parts.

While beauty may be in the eyes of the beholder, quality, on the other hand, must be nonnegotiable. With market share, reputations and contracts hanging in the balance, there is no room for interpretive subjectivity of what is or is not acceptable. It is therefore critical that manufacturers ensure that their parts/products meet specific quality metrics, tolerances and specifications before reaching the customer.

Fortunately, quality inspection test systems are allowing them to do just this.  read the entire article in Manufacturing News.