Table of contents
April 2024 | Volume 63 | Number 4
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
Air Gaging
These devices find extensive use in various manufacturing processes, from automotive to aerospace industries.
TEST & INSPECTION
How to Improve Quality Control by Managing a Drifting Zero Point during Air Leak Testing
Why Zero Drift occurs and ways to mitigate or even eliminate it.
SOFTWARE
Don’t touch that dial!
Despite your best intentions, you cannot improve a process without first differentiating between common and special causes.
MANAGEMENT
Professor Quality
If you’re looking to learn more about management, auditing, engineering, Six Sigma, supply chains, or calibration, there’s someone I’d like you to meet.
Features
Though his career began in manufacturing, Dr. Milton Krivokuca eventually found his way into education, a lucky break for many quality professionals. Source: Milton Krivokuca and Snappr
About The Cover
Calibration
Universal Testers
SPC Software
Rookie of the Year
ERP Software
In the Next Issue
Industry News
The Latest Breaking News
Quality 101
True Colors
Products
The Latest Products
Buyers Guide / Sourcebook Premium Sponsors
Directory Listings
Contact us
Staff Contact Information
Departments
From the editor | Darryl Seland
Houston?!
Standards 101 | Roderick A. Munro
ISO now REQUIRES management to consider ‘climate change’ in your MSS
Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger
Not Either/Or but Both
Column | John Vandenbemden
Is Customer Satisfaction Dead?
Lean with Lazarus | Ian R. Lazarus
Don’t Close the Door on the Most Basic Quality Principles
CMS Column | Justin Novak
How Has Metrology Changed in the Past 40 Years?
Exit Strategy Series | Dane Sanders
Mastering the Art of the Business Sale
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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NDT Adverting Index
NDT Adverting Index
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QIA Advertising Index
Quality in Automation Advertising Index
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Extra Online Content
Podcast
The Quality Show South Preview: Process Maps—A Vital Tool for Lean
Quality sat down with Jim Spichiger, program manager, Amazon Custom Service, and immediate past chair of the ASQ Inspection Division, to discuss his upcoming Quality Show South presentation.
Podcast
How to Get Started with Automation
Stefan Friedrich of New Scale Robotics explains why quality is often one of the later steps to automate. Adopting a robot or cobot can be intimidating but it doesn’t need to be. Here he describes what quality professionals need to know. Hint: it’s not programming.
podcast
Create a Culture of Excellence
Quality spoke with Praveen Gupta about how to expect excellence, strive for defect free manufacturing, and link the CAPA process, FMEA model and eventually innovation.
Gupta has been in the field of quality for about 40 years, a Fellow of ASQ since 1996, an early practitioner of Six Sigma and ISO 9001 systems since 1987, a past member of US Tag/TC-176 (for ISO 9001), and current member of US Tag/TC-279 for developing Innovation Management standards. Praveen received the Quality Professional of the Year Award in 2016. He will be speaking at The Quality Show South Thursday, May 2 at 11:30 a.m.
podcast
The Secrets to Success from 3D Engineering Solutions
How our 2024 Plant of the Year focuses on customer service, friendly engineers, and a strong work culture to make it the top choice for customers around the globe. Rob Glassburn, VP of operations at 3D Engineering Solutions, explains the company’s environment and goals. To hear more from our Plant of the Year, visit The Quality Show South this May. Rob will be speaking Wednesday, May 1 at 1 p.m. View the agenda here.
podcast
An Aerospace Whistleblower Shares His Story
Dale Norwood of Norwood NDT Consulting describes how he blew the whistle on an NDT company in the 1990s after seeing falsified inspections.
Dale will be speaking at The Quality Show South May 1 at 3:30 p.m.
podcast
Why 3D Scanning Applies to Manufacturing, Museums and Movies.
Learn more about the varied applications for advanced 3D scanning from Michael Raphael, CEO & President, Direct Dimensions Inc. He will be speaking at The Quality Show South coming up this May in Nashville. His session is called Advanced 3D Scanning Systems for Part Modeling and Inspection.
His session will take place Wednesday, May 1 at 2 p.m.
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