Table of contents
August 2025 | Volume 64 | Number 8
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
Beyond the Factory Floor: Why Smarter Tools Mean Smarter Quality Control for U.S. Manufacturers
How new tools—including 3D laser scanning and probing devices—can help the industry innovate and adapt in an increasingly competitive (and tariffed) world.
TEST & INSPECTION
Wire Terminal Testing and Onshoring: It’s All About Connections
Quality testing is paramount to preventing costly and dangerous failures.
SOFTWARE
Beyond Inspections: The Secret to Building a Quality-Driven Manufacturing Culture
Imagine catching a problem while it’s happening, not days or weeks later.
MANAGEMENT
Show Me the Money!
The person who can define AI literacy in the quality profession is going to be the next Deming.
ADDITIVE
Rethinking Quality: Why Additive Manufacturing Must Grow Up to Move Forward
This lack of focus on quality has become the single biggest obstacle to the broader adoption of AM for end-use parts.
Features
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About The Cover
CMMs
Test & Inspection in Medical
Software in Medical
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Auditing
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Case Study
PCC Airframe Achieves Enhanced Efficiency and Consistency with Discus Software’s IDA
Case Study
Visualizing Success: How AeroFlexx Enhanced Converter Line Visibility
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From the editor
An Evolution and Redefinition of Quality in Manufacturing?
Speaking of Quality
My Quality Journey
Face of quality
Focus on Quality Service, Part 1
AME Guest Column
AME and the Baldrige
Quality Edge
Product Hazard Analysis
Fellow Traveler
Product Definition and Regulations
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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Extra Online Content
Podcast
Versatile Training for an Ever-Changing Industry
Michelle Bangert, Managing Editor of Quality, talks with the team from Sierra College − Amy Schultz, executive dean for Workforce and Strategic Initiatives, and Roy Ingram, department chair for Electronics, Automation, Robotics, and Industrial Systems, on a topic dear to the heart of the quality industry−the workforce, automation and training.
Podcast
It’s a Good Time to Be in Metrology
Customers seem to have a greater understanding of metrology these days. This is good news for the industry, and for the Coordinate Metrology Society. We spoke with Justin Novak about the trends he’s seen in his 20 years in the field. Justin is the current chair of the executive committee of the Coordinate Metrology Society as well as also the manager for Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Training for the Metrology group at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Podcast
Why Should We Position Manufacturing Quality at the Center of Our Businesses
Michelle Bangert, Managing Editor of Quality, sat down with Francois Gau. He's the CEO of Growth Hive and recently wrote an article for Quality called, “Why Should We Position Manufacturing Quality at the Center of our Businesses?”
Podcast
‘Stressing’ the Importance of Quality in Manufacturing
Michelle Bangert speaks with Patrick Jester. He’s the president and CEO of Blackthorn Consulting Group, the current ASQ Measurement Quality Division Chair, and the Divisional NCSLI vice president. He has also written several articles for Quality.
Podcast
An Organized Advocacy Approach to Moving Manufacturing, Quality Forward
David Robinson, the Director of External Affairs at Manufacturing Renaissance talks with Quality. He’s been with the organization since 2016. In that time, he has written legislation, organized the faith community to advocate for manufacturing, and built a community support network for Manufacturing Renaissance’s programs.
Podcast
AI-Powered Robotics in Quality Manufacturing
Dr. Satyandra K. Gupta discusses robotics and its impact on manufacturing for Quality, including AI-powered robots delivering consistent quality, addressing high labor churn in ergonomically challenging jobs like surface finishing, and the vitalness of a human-centric approach. Dr. Gupta is the co-founder and chief scientist at GrayMatter Robotics and he recently wrote for Quality about AI-powered robotics.
Extra Online Content
Podcast
RAM-ing It Home
Quality sat down with Greg Weaver, founder and president at Weaver NDT, to talk about the Resonance Acoustic Method (RAM).
Podcast
The Latest in Magnetic Particle Inspection
It’s fun to talk about but laborious to do, says George Hopman of NDE Solutions Inc. He offers his advice on magnetic particle inspection and explains the latest in the technology.
PODCAST
Don’t Let Quality 4.0 Intimidate You
Dr. Milton Krivokucha shares how he got interested in the subject, and what manufacturers should know before implementing it.
PODCASt
The Guide to Styli Basics
Linda Goodwin-Marino of Paul Marino Gages talks styli basics. She explains what’s new in terms of styli, offers advice for manufacturers on improving measurement, and trends in quality.
PODCAST
What Training Looks Like Now
Kimberlee Humphrey, president and CEO of Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), discusses training success stories, the rise of “new collar” workers, and why manufacturers shouldn’t get hung up on traditional job requirements.
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