Know Your Capabilities

Author Tim McKeever
Published
December 01, 2000 - 11:00am

Capability is determined by how well a process produces parts. Three measures of capability are important to a machinist: gage, machine and process. The author provides a detailed description of capability and suggests ways to quantify if a process is or isn't capable.

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Author

Machining Supplier Coordinator

Tim McKeever is the machining supplier coordinator for Carleton Technologies Inc., Orchard Park, New York.