MEASUREMENT

Air Gaging—Moving Forward Faster Than You Think

Let’s look at how air tooling and its accessories are moving into today’s modern manufacturing processes.

MEASUREMENT

More than Laser Gages - Available Today

The added twist in recent years has been the use of a chromatic or “color” focus effect where different colors of light focus at different distances.

TEST & INSPECTION

Tensile Testing: A Gripping Story

Tensile testing is varied in purpose and industry specific. The manner of holding the test specimen and applying the axis of tensile force is what makes the application unique and enables quality assurance at almost any point in any product’s lifecycle.

TEST & INSPECTION

Important Considerations for Tensile Testing Equipment in Aerospace Applications

The most powerful tool a company has is the ability to follow a component failure back to the batch of material it was made from.

SOFTWARE

Advances in SPC Software Make it Indispensable

Machine learning, predictive analytics, and other new features are making statistical process control (SPC) software even more valuable.

SOFTWARE

How to Improve Quality with Software

Software drives many of today’s manufacturing trends.

MANAGEMENT

The value of a certified quality management system

What’s in a name – or a certification?

Features

Surface Measurement

Nondestructive Testing

Software Trends

Auditing

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From the editor | Darryl Seland

Traceability

Face of quality | Jim L. Smith

Back to Basics

Speaking of Quality  | DENIS J. DEVOS

The Value of Divisions for ASQ Members

Exit Strategy  |  DANE SANDERS

How to Navigate the Path

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Podcast

What You Need to Know About Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing

Brandon Ribic, technology director of America Makes, talks about today’s alloy development for additive manufacturing, what manufacturers can expect in the next few years, and the importance of data sharing.

Podcast

How to Improve Quality with Software

Stephen Bieszczat, chief marketing officer of DELMIAWorks, has seen both good and bad practices on his manufacturing tours. Here he explains software's role in manufacturing trends, how quality professionals can best use software to improve manufacturing processes, and how to tackle your to-do list.

Podcast

What Standards Can Do For You

Deb Iafrate, Executive Vice President of Eagle Group USA Inc., describes how the ISO standards have evolved in her long career, how quality professionals can benefit from the standards, and how to get the most out of the standards. 

Podcast

The Future of SPC Software

Tamela Serensits, founder/CEO of Argolytics, describes potential SPC hurdles, how SPC software can benefit manufacturers of all sizes, and how to embrace new technology.

Podcast

The 2023 State of the Profession Survey

Roderick Munro, our first Quality Professional of the Year as well as an experienced auditor, offers his take on the State of the Profession results. Listen to what surprised him about the survey, trends in quality, and how the pandemic affected the quality field.

Podcast

Solve Color Measurement Challenges

Greg Shrider, vice president, head of key accounts for BYK-Gardner USA, shares his insights from 36 years of experience in the field of color measurement, including how to address color challenges, common misconceptions, and today’s trends, including how the pandemic affected the color world.

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