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Iowa Quality
Newsletter
Volume 24 - Issue 6 - March 2015
Iowa Quality Newsletter™
Newsletter is a publication of the American Society for Quality Section 1303
Look for us on the web at: http://asq.org/sections/mini-sites/1303/index.html
ASQ Section 1303 would like to extend our congratulations to
the following who recently passed Certification Exams
Pallavi Yadav
Kyle Andrews
Thom Ash
Tony Bianchi
Michael Hopper
Braden Kos
Matthew Macnider
Charles Martin
Brian McDonald
Barbara Miller
Jodi Moretz
Carrie Richardson
Derrick Richmann
Diego Rodrigues
IN THIS EDITION
ASQ Section 1303 Key Dates:
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Newly Certified/New
Members
ASQ Section 1303 Key
Dates
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March Dinner Meeting
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March 26, 2015
Tour: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT)
is a recognized leader in providing heat
traeat services and superior metallurgical
solutions to companies across the globe.
Location: Advanced Heat Treat,
Waterloo
Dinner Meeting: Elk’s Club, Waterloo
IEEE ProCon 2015
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Future City Award & Thank
You
Teresa Salaway
Joel Sasek
George Slusher
Caitlin Uhlenhopp
Paul Vieira
Friday, April 17, 2015
Application deadline for: Calibration
Technician, Pharmaceutical GMP
Professional, Quality
Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality
Improvement Associate, Quality Process
Analyst, Six Sigma Green Belt, Software
Quality Engineer
WELCOME - WELCOME
It is our pleasure to welcome the following new members to section 1303
Amy Brand
Greg Kilpatrick
Matt Poulter
Simon Brooks
Colt Krumm
Ronal Pratt
Chris Carter
Megan Lesch
Erica Schanbacher
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Robert Chagnon
Andrew Livin
Yeqing Wang
Training Opportunities
Dane Dickinson
Erin Lowe
Seth Eveland
Stephanie Olsen
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IRPE Celebration &
Conference
Learning Networks
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ASQ SECTION 1303 March DINNER MEETING
DATE: March 26, 2015
ASQ Section 1303 March Member Meeting
Tour of Advanced Heat Treat with a presentation by Dr.
Edward Rolinski on Thermochemical Surface Engineering of
Steels (TCSE).
Event Agenda
5:30 pm – Tour (requirements below)
6:30 pm – Travel and Social Time
7:00 pm – Dinner
7:45 pm - Presentation
Tour Requirements
Tour is restricted to US Citizens only (proof of citizenship
required).
Dinner:
Presentation
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) is a recognized leader
in providing heat treat services and superior metallurgical
solutions to companies across the globe. Their
UltraGlow® family of processes includes Plasma Ion
Nitriding, Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC), Gas Nitriding,
UltraOx®, Through Hardening, Carburizing,
Carbonitriding, Induction Hardening, and many more.
Established in 1981, AHT is committed to exceeding customer
expectations with “UltraGlowing” results. Treating your parts
like they are their first born, understanding when your customer
needs their parts back ‘yesterday’ and the ‘AHT family’ feel—
from the person who answers the phone to ‘Dr. Glow’, is what
makes them truly unique. Advanced Heat Treat’s commitment
to research and development, high quality standards and stateof-the-art equipment and technology have allowed them to
grow into the successful company they are today.
A two meat buffet held at the Elk’s Club in Waterloo.
Dr. Edward Rolinski (Dr. Glow)
Directions
Dr. Edward Rolinski graduated from the Warsaw
University of Technology Department of Mechanical
Manufacturing Engineering with a Master of Science and
specialization in the Physical Metallurgy and Heat
Treatment of Metals. He received his Doctorate of
Philosophy in 1978 and Doctor of Science degree in 1989
for his thesis and scientific work on the application of the
cold plasma/glow discharges to the surface treatment of
Dinner
Elk’s Club in Waterloo is located at 407 E Park Ave. From US solids. Before moving to the United States, Rolinski
-218 N, take a slight right onto Washington St. Turn right onto worked as an Associate Professor at the Warsaw
W 6th St, then left onto Franklin St. Finally turn left onto E
University of Technology teaching physical metallurgy
Park Ave and destination is on the right.
and surface engineering. He took three sabbatical leaves
during his academic career. He spent these sabbaticals
conducting research on the plasma nitriding of titanium
Cost:
alloys at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Member – $25
working on the plasma/gas nitriding of various iron alloys
Member and Spouse – $30
at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He
Full Time Student – $15
also taught Physical Metallurgy at the University of
Non-Member – $30
Melbourne in Australia. His industrial experience in the
United States includes working as a Metallurgist for
Peterson Engineering Company and as Director of
Research and Quality Control for Advanced Metallurgical
Reservation
Corp. Rolinski joined Advanced Heat Treat Corp. in
Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to Karl Bultsma,
February of 1994 and currently holds the position of Vice
[email protected] before noon on Monday, March 23rd. President of Technology. He has published over 50
scientific and technical papers and coauthored a book. In
2010 he spoke on the role of reactive sputtering in plasma
nitriding at the 2nd Edition of Nitriding Symposium.
He will give a presentation on Thermochemical Surface
Engineering of Steels (TCSE).
Tour
Advanced Heat Treat Corp is located at 2825 MidPort Blvd.,
Waterloo, IA. From US-218 N, take exit 185 toward Waterloo
Airport. Turn right onto Airport Blvd., and then right onto
Midport Blvd. and destination is on the right.
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Future City
Three members of ASQ Section 1303 were judges for the Future Cities this year. Below is a thank you for
Lawrence, Chad and Jennifer from the Future City Planning committee.
The Future City Planning Committee would like to thank you for sponsoring or judging a special award this
year. Through your efforts, students learned that imagination, endurance, applied science, technology, engineering principles, math, time management and teamwork are key components in building the future. What greater
gift can we give them? Thank you for being part of the process.
We have feedback from the students that they love the special awards and have expressed that they hope to win
a special award at the competition!
The special award photos are now available. Visit www.futurecityiowa.org then select “2015 Results” to see
the results and photos of the competition. Harding Middle School Team Juelra will represent Iowa at the National Future City Competition in February.
We hope to see you again next year. Thanks again!
Cheryl Tillman and Beth Pelic
Future City Special Awards Coordinators
McKinley won the Best Quality and Planning special award provided by ASQ Chapter 1303
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Make a Commitment to the Iowa Recognion for
Performance Excellence
By Gary Nesteby
The Execuve Council of the Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence and past
applicants expressed an interest in providing an anyme feedback opportunity to get organizaons in Iowa interested in using the
Performance Excellence Framework.
Introducing the new Commitment level guidelines to provide year round (anyme) applicaon and feedback. The guidelines for
applicaon for this level allow organizaons to gain knowledge about the performance of their organizaon for the purpose of sustainability and improvement.
The applicaon steps include:
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Compleon of the Eligibility Form declaring your organizaon’s intenon to apply at the Commitment level of recognion.
Mail The Eligibility Form with a check for $100 to:
Iowa Quality Center
3375 Armar Drive,
Marion, Iowa 52302
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Noficaon will be returned to the organizaon regarding the acceptance of your eligibility
Complete a five page organizaonal Profile based on the profile quesons asked in the Performance Excellence Framework P1
and P2 and send it to the Iowa Quality Center
Make arrangements with the Iowa Quality Center for an organizaonal Senior Leader Gallery Walk with IRPE facilitators. This
is a 5.5 hour facilitated event that captures the voice of the leadership as it relates to the framework quesons. Deliverables
from the event include:
♦ Knowledge of the Baldrige Criteria and the Core values on which it was built
♦ An organizaonal assessment in the words of your Senior Leaders as they walk the quesons in the framework
♦ Priorizaon of the top 12 organizaonal strengths
♦ Priorizaon of the top 12 organizaonal opportunies for improvement
♦ A relaonship diagram that allows the senior leaders to see a systems perspecve of the organizaon
Receive a report including the output of the event
Receive recognion as an applicant to the Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence at the Governor’s Celebraon of Performance Excellence
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The Commitment applicaon is designed for organizaons to begin their journey toward performance excellence and the remaining ers of the process to provide a greater ROI and recognion as a role model organizaon in our state.
Iowa Quality Center . 3375 Armar Drive . Marion, IA 52302 . Ph.: 319-398-7101 . Fax: 319-398-5698 . www.IowaQC.org
2015
Governors Celebraon of E x c e l l e n c e , A p r i l 1 - 2
Two Gold Achieving Organizaons, One Silver and Two Bronze Level Awards
Headline the 2014 Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence
Governor Branstad, The IRPE Execuve Council and the Iowa Quality Center are announcing
the organizaons that applied for the 2014 state performance excellence process.
The Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence is Iowa’s Naonal Baldrige-based process
designed to recognize role model organizaons in educaon, manufacturing, nonprofit,
healthcare and business.
Tier 3 Leadership Level – Gold Achievement
Mary Greely Medical Center, Ames, Iowa
Genesis Health System, Davenport, Iowa
Tier 3 Leadership Level – Silver Achievement
Firestone Farm Tires, Des Moines, Iowa
Tier 3 Bronze Leadership – Bronze Achievement
Iowa Donor Network, North Liberty and Johnston, Iowa
Urbandale Community School District, Urbandale, Iowa
Special Thanks to those serving as judges and examiners!
Sponsorship Opportunies : Click HERE for more info
Iowa Quality Center . 3375 Armar Drive . Marion, IA 52302 . Ph.: 319-398-7101 . Fax: 319-398-5698 . www.IowaQC.org
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2014 Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence (IRPE): Recipient Previews:
Firestone Farm Tires (FSAG) Des Moines plant which designs and manufactures forestry, floataon, producon agricultural,
construcon and implement res. FSAG is a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operaons and commiDed to “Feed and
Fuel the world” through innovave products and be the “Leader in the Field” through true value to the end user.
FSAG employs 1,684 employees at two locaons in Iowa.
Urbandale Community School District (UCSD) is a second year leadership applicant to the Iowa Recognion for Performance Excellence process. UCSD includes over 3800 students in Preschool through 12th grade. Under the leadership of Dr.
Doug Slwell UCSD has been deploying the Baldrige philosophy into the district along with tools of connuous improvement and teacher excellence.
Upcoming Training
LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt Training
March 23-27, 2015
Marion, Iowa
(space is limited)
ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor Training
March 23-25, 2015
Marion, Iowa
REGISTER TODAY!
Details on all of these training opportunities
can be found at www.IowaQC.org
(space is limited)
LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt Training
June 8-12, 2015
Des Moines Iowa area
IQC Learning Networks
March 2015
April 2015
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Cedar Rapids
LEAN Network:
The Impact of Culture in Sharing Data
8
Cedar Rapids
LEAN Network:
Performance Iniaves
20
Des Moines LEAN
Network:
IRPE Criteria—Strategic Planning
17
Des Moines LEAN IRPE Criteria—Voice of the Customer
Network:
24
Iowa City Learning The Power of Why
Network:
28
Iowa City Learning Network:
25
Cedar Rapids
Waste Management-Systemac MulSystems Thinking: Naonal Soluons
22
Cedar Rapids
TBD
Systems Thinking:
Diversity in Acon with Pam Mollenhauer
& Corinne Stanley
Iowa Quality Center . 3375 Armar Drive . Marion, IA 52302 . Ph.: 319-398-7101 . Fax: 319-398-5698 . www.IowaQC.org