Greetings,

June has arrived quickly and that means our seminar on Best Practices for Effective Test is just a couple of weeks away. If you haven't signed up yet there is still time, but hurry because space his limited! This is a free half day seminar, including lunch, focusing on maximizing the resources that you have today. We will help you identify areas where improvements can be made and cost savings can be achieved.

Our feature article this month is a brief preview of some test system considerations that we will be discussing in further detail in the seminar. If you are unable to attend the seminar but are still interested discussing test and measurement best practices, let us know! We would be happy to discuss best practices one-on-one or bring the presentation directly to your company.

Also this month on Thursday, June 11^th, Agilent’s Innovations Tour Bus will be making a stop right here in the Viewpoint parking lot from 2pm-5pm. Stop in and have a snack and check out product demonstrations. Technical specialists and Viewpoint Engineers will also be on-hand to answer questions or discuss solutions. Our neighbor, Allied Electronics, will also be displaying product information.

Thanks for reading!

Benjamin Hysell, Senior Editor
bhysell@viewpointusa.com

Test is not going away. While everyone would love to manufacture products that "just work" and don't need testing, the costs involved in making defect-proof products is much more than the costs of developing a test system to catch suspect units. Figure out how to get your colleagues to see test as part of your company’s solution, not an as an expensive budget problem.

Here are some of the seminar topics to think about.

Development Time Estimation

After years of experimentation, Henry Ford tests out his first gasoline-powered vehicle, the Quadricycle, on June 4, 1896. His creation was a two-cylinder engine mounted on four bicycle wheels that went 25 mph at top speed.

Years later, just after the Ford Motor Company was incorporated, the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers threatened to put this new company out of business because Ford was not a licensed manufacturer. The basis of their power was control of a patent granted in 1895 to George Baldwin Selden, a patent lawyer of Rochester, New York. The association claimed that the patent applied to all gasoline-powered automobiles. Court hearings and procedures took six years. Ford lost the original case in 1909 but he appealed and won in 1911. His victory had widespread implications for the entire industry.

See photos and more specifications on how it all began with the Quadricycle.

To register, visit ni.com/training
or call 585-475-9555.