When is a process a process?
The importance of not over-documenting or encumbering employees in the name of Quality. With a growing drive for “quality systems” there is a lot of talk about ‘process’ in industry today. Ongoing discussions about how to define, optimize and document processes happen in every office and around every coffee machine. Accompanying these discussions is a […]
SXR Undulator Installation at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Congratulations to the teams from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on the successful installation of all 21 SXR undulators into the undulator hall. Keller Technology is proud to be a key supplier for both SXR and HXR undulators for the Linac Coherent Light Source-II (LCLS-II) project at SLAC. Funded by the US […]
Know Thyself: The Importance of Understanding Your Internal Quality System
Does your company have a quality system? Are you sure? If you have an ISO certification like 9001 or a similar compliance standard offered by an organization like the Society of Automotive Engineers, you almost certainly have a Quality system in place. Even in the absence of those certificates, most successful companies have some sort […]
Vacuum System Leak Detection
Leaks in a vacuum system can be defined as an undesired gas flow and may be proven to exist as well as pinpointed for repair by applying leak detection techniques. When assessing vacuum system performance, leaks can be a frustrating aspect of operations. There are several classes of leaks: True leaks – cracks or holes allow […]
Types of Vacuum Pumps
When designing your vacuum system, one of the most important choices you need to make is the type of pump(s) you’ll use. When designing your vacuum system, you want a pump that will remove gas particles, not introduce contaminants, and not affect its surroundings by introducing stray electric or magnetic fields. Ideally, pumps should be […]
Critical Infrastructure – The Care and Feeding of Suppliers
Ever have a supplier miss a deadline? Was it a big one? What did it cost you? Supplier failures are an all-too-common fact of business, and as easy as it may be to villainize suppliers for failures, sometimes it is simply out of their control. Shipments stuck in customs, logistics hang-ups, and mis-entered purchase orders […]