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PoT 2014 - PuristS members visit the Zenith Manufacture (ii/ii)

By: Ornatus-Mundi : March 15th, 2015-10:15

Some time back Elio and myself published the first instalment of the 2014 PuristS-on-Tour trip to Zenith, covering the ‘primary production’ at the fully integrated manufacture: click here ! With this final instalment we will guide you through those sacred...

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Zenith got us PuristS certified, and made us drool one last time ;-)

By: Ornatus-Mundi : March 15th, 2015-04:10

Refreshments were offered (and well needed) after this exhaustive and intense visit. The real surprise for us await us after refreshments in the Zenith lounge downstairs: Zenith's Director of Hospitality, Mr Paul Wirth, got us certified : And this is the ...

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Culinary delights and a "PuristS must-do"...

By: Ornatus-Mundi : March 15th, 2015-08:01

Now, it was almost evening: our mind already started spinning like the "Gravity Control" gyroscopic module and our hearts sped up beating like the "El Primero". Yes, the enthusiasm and the authentic gratitude for the Manufacture were absolutely at the top...

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Excellent post. Thought I noticed a little something

By: Ophiuchus : March 15th, 2015-18:06

in your sixth picture down. The tool that woman was using looked familar: It's not a tool people are used to seeing. I have never seen one on PuristS before, and I have one :) She was using a Cary comparator micrometer, a specialized quick-lever set micro...

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Fascinating information - what do you conclude about this?

By: Ornatus-Mundi : March 16th, 2015-09:26

Is it that other companies do not apply the same intensity/coverage in parts control, or do you think the tool is used to be mobile and apply controls where needed (it appears to me quite flexible). Thanks, Magnus

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Flexibility would be my guess.

By: Ophiuchus : March 16th, 2015-18:38

Zenith's QC department looks extremely well equipped, and serious about what they are doing. I could say the same about many large companies though. But this is a good thing. There are far more exotic ways of measuring parts- CMMs and optical profilers co...

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Thanks again - "great for checking values quickly from a standard size"

By: Ornatus-Mundi : March 17th, 2015-13:56

that appears to be exactly the use at Zenith. Thanks for enlightening us on this matter! Best, Magnus P.S.: More pictures or rare tools - sure, if I find (and identify) them!

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