MEASUREMENT

Probes and Styli Are Becoming Smarter

As manufacturing becomes more automated, probes and styli now include features like 3-D scanning and connect with optical measuring systems.

TEST & INSPECTION

Materials Testing: Inside the Vascular Labyrinth

A trifecta of solutions for catheter testing and innovation.

SOFTWARE

Move Forward, Not Backwards in 2025: A Manufacturing Tech Outlook

The manufacturing sector may be facing challenges, but the future is full of possibilities for those willing to innovate, adapt, and invest in their digital future.

MANAGEMENT

Standard Work for Steering

After reviewing the purpose and benefits of standard work, I am reminded that working smarter should always be a priority to preserve safety, time, quality, and costs.

MEDICAL

Industrial Finishing of Medical Parts and Components: Advances in Technology and Methods

A key consideration for medical device OEMs is the ability to scale up additive parts production without sacrificing quality.

AUTOMOTIVE

The Impact of Electric Vehicles on Automotive Manufacturing: The Role of First-Time Quality, Digital Twins, and Dimensional Engineering

Unlike internal combustion engine vehicles, EVs rely on complex battery systems, electric powertrains, and sophisticated software that must work seamlessly together.

AI

Beyond DMAIC: Leveraging AI and Quality 4.0 for Manufacturing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Effective AI deployment requires addressing challenges related to continuous learning, adaptation, and the robust management of vast, real-time data streams—areas where DMAIC falls short.

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Speaking of Quality  | Ben Tomic

Reflections as ASQ Inspection Division Chair: Delivering Value and Driving Engagement

ASME Guest Column | Israr Kabir

Fundamentals Matter: Why GD&T Remains Essential in Modern Manufacturing

Fellow Traveler | Daniel Zrymiak

Certification Exam Success From Thinking Slow Quickly

Column | John Vandenbemden

ISO 10012 Update

Column | Fabian Vitte

The Rise of Industry 4.0 and its Impact on Metrology

NCSLi Column  |  Patrick Jester

Total Quality Management: Paving the Road to Excellence

The Metrology Corner | Emil Hazarian

Metrology and Art

Standards 101  |  Roderick A. Munro

Upgrading Your ISO Internal Audit Process

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Podcast

If It’s Not Boeing, I’m Not Going

Former Boeing engineer Jim Doxey explains a previous motto at the company, why people (and teamwork) are the most important part of a quality system, and offers advice for manufacturers looking to avoid quality woes. He also shares his thoughts on a 30+ career working in manufacturing and Silicon Valley companies such as Facebook, Google and Dropbox.

Podcast

If You Want More Engineers, Sign Your Kids Up for that Science Olympiad

Harshala Patil explains how she got involved in quality, the importance of quality across industries, and what drew her into the manufacturing world.

Patil is a Senior Quality and Reliability Engineer for the world’s second-largest semiconductor technology company, consistently ranked as a Top 10 global brand. As a Quality project leader, she brings expert experience in electrical and microelectronics engineering, with a career focus on process integration and quality reliability engineering management in the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry; designs, executes, and analyzes process flow experiments; and collaborates with fab engineering teams to mitigate risk and ensure quality standards.

Podcast

Overcoming Threats to Quality Culture

Daniel Zrymiak profiles some recognizable threats to quality culture, based on actual experience. The quality function of an organization must constantly monitor the operations and discussions for the evident presence of these and other threats to success, and be prepared to take appropriate and commensurate actions.

Podcast

No More Command and Control!

Instead of telling people what to do, learn how to guide them to the best decisions. People Centric Leadership can change the way your organization operates. Lisa Weis, President, EngageExcellence, LLC; PCL Lead, AME Management Team, has taught a course on this subject many times and says it can change the way you lead, work, and parent. Instead of telling someone they can’t do something, you can get your staff (or children) to think differently about their decisions and consequences.

Podcast

Why Quality Professionals Should Consider Kaizen

Tim McMahon has more than 25 years of leadership experience implementing lean manufacturing. Here he explains why kaizen is a valuable tool that probably not enough companies take advantage of. If you want to be able to look at your process, if you want to uncover what pains you, these are the kinds of things that Kaizen allows you to do.

And he recently wrote an article for Quality on Kaizen.

Podcast

What’s Happening with Additive Standards Today?

John Martin and Christine Bernat explain. John is the AM Research Director, America Makes, and Christine is the Associate Director, Standards Facilitation, American National Standards Institute. They describe how the latest standardization roadmap is affecting industry, trends with additive standards, and how doing the wrong type of inspection can cause you to miss out on the benefits of additive.

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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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