Quality-Centered, People-Driven Leadership
It is an exciting time to be in manufacturing. Across the globe, the industry is reinventing itself through…
AI Is Getting Funded. ROI Still Has to Be Earned: How Manufacturers Can Break Through
Manufacturers have long understood the promise of AI’s potential, especially for improving product quality, growing employee productivity, and…
When Automation Fails, the Process Is Usually to Blame
Automation promises efficiency, cost savings, and fewer errors. What it cannot do is fix a broken process.
Traceability Isn’t Control: Why Metal AM Needs SPC to Stop Scrapping Parts
In metal additive manufacturing, “traceability” has become a badge of seriousness. We can trace powder batches. We can…
Understanding Gage Multiplexers: A Comprehensive Guide
Gage multiplexers consolidate measurements from multiple instruments into a single output (USB serial, keyboard wedge, or RS-232), simplifying…
Nikon NEXIV VMF-K6561 Measuring System
Nikon Corporation (Nikon) has launched the NEXIV VMF-K6561, the latest addition to its NEXIV 3D Confocal series.
Driving Change in Aerospace Quality Management
Today’s aviation, defense, and space organizations navigate three converging trends: faster technology adoption, increasingly distributed supply chains, and…
A3 Officially Releases GigE Vision 3.0, Opening New Possibilities in Machine Vision
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) officially announced the release of GigE Vision 3.0, which is now available…
Compliance Is Essential, Reliability Is Earned
Wire built for aerospace applications operates across elevated altitudes where temperatures plummet to -50°C. Similarly, in defense applications,…
VIDEO PODCAST | When Grandma Sets You on a Path to Quality
Lucy Roche is an ASQ certified Six Sigma black belt with a master’s degree in chemical engineering and…