Making a Contribution to the Future

Author:  Jack Champaigne, Editor
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 32, Issue 3, Summer 2018
Doc ID:  2018029
Year of Publication:  2018
Abstract:  
I came across some notes from earlier SAE meetings that included projects on coverage and intensity determination. Numerous meetings were dedicated to these projects. Here we are nearly 35 years later and we’re still talking about the same subjects at our meetings. Does this mean we just cannot get it right or is the technology evolving? I think it is the latter. Technology is evolving rapidly. Now, in addition to quality improvements in the Almen strip performance, we are seeing progress with non-destructive testing during high-volume production. Our SAE committee recently established a task group to explore the use of image analysis for media size and shape inspection which could go a long way in removing subjective inspection results and reduce the inspection time. It seems like the only thing that remains constant is that everything is changing.