Technology convergence

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Technology has converged and seems likely to continue to do so, particularly with the parallel developments in the personal computer. The P.C. today has the power needed to analyse and interpret the often confusing responses obtained in eddy current tests, in real time as the tests are being made. The responses we get from a testpiece come, as we all know, equally from features we are not interested in as they do from significant features. 

Understanding the production process involves knowing the function of each step to be covered by the Q system. Typical issues that must be discussed include the different process steps, the functions of each step, the measurable technological parameters such as time, temperature, and pressure, the measuring units present, the available analysis techniques and tools, and the way the process is orgaifized (continuous, batch, convergent, divergent, etc.). 

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