Table of contents
February 2025 | Volume 64 | Number 2
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with Integrated Wireless Gages and Quality 4.0 Principles
Three key factors ultimately ensure confidence in the overall system.
TEST & INSPECTION
Energy Costs, EV Growth Drive Changes in Leak Testing Methods
The scope of leak testing applications continues to expand beyond traditional industries.
SOFTWARE
Embedded Quality: Create Competitive Advantage and Customer Delight
How can I do more with my quality management processes?
MANAGEMENT
Integrating Quality 4.0 Techniques into the Lean Six Sigma Framework
To successfully integrate Quality 4.0 with LSS, organizations must adopt a phased approach, beginning with pilot projects.
MANAGEMENT
Leadership 2025
The results of Quality’s 2025 Leadership Survey.
AUTOMATION
Machine Vision Breakthrough: Event-Based Sensors Bring a New Level of Visibility to Industrial Automation
Real-time processing is becoming increasingly important, especially in environments where machines need to make instantaneous decisions.
MACHINE VISION
Lighting the Way for Machine Vision and Deep Learning System Success
Achieving success with vision systems relies on precise, controlled lighting that outshines ambient and suboptimal illumination.
TRENDS
Embracing the Future: Key Trends Shaping Metrology
Metrology is no longer just about precision—it’s about driving innovation and efficiency in industries worldwide.
Features
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About The Cover
Calibration
Hardness Testing
ERP Software
Probes & Styli
Plant of the Year
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Industry News
The Latest Breaking News
Products
The Latest Products
Special Advertising Section
Case Studies
Buyers Guide / Sourcebook Premium Sponsors
Directory Listings
Contact us
Staff Contact Information
Departments
From the editor | Darryl Seland
Quality Welcomes New Member
Speaking of Quality | Don Brecken
My Quality Journey: A Road Less Traveled
Face of quality | Jim L. Smith
Integrated Designs
CSIA Column | Scott VanDelinder
Modernizing Aircraft Paint Facilities for Long-Term Efficiency and Reliability
Column | Tash Baksh
The Future of Manufacturing: Navigating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence
NCSLi Corner | Patrick Jester, JD., CQA
The Impact of Stress on Quality Performance: Unraveling the Connection
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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NDT Adverting Index
NDT Adverting Index
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Extra Online Content
Podcast
Getting Started in Manufacturing
Aleigha Schulke, application engineer at ANCA, describes the appeal of working in manufacturing, how to recruit the next generation, and the surprising travel benefits of working in manufacturing, including business trips to Germany and Australia.
Podcast
If You Don’t Have Enough Defects for Training, AI Can Step In
Nicholas Blake of Advex AI explains how synthetic examples can be used to help improve training models, what machine vision offers, and how AI inspection can cut training time down from years to hours.
Podcast
Did You Know How Many Types of Digital Twins There Are?
Rodrigo Perez of MxD is here to explain this – along with the interesting elements of a career in manufacturing. Perez is a manufacturing systems integration engineer at MxD, the digital manufacturing institute and National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing. Here he shares advice on recruiting the next generation to manufacturing, what someone new to the industry should know, and how digital twins can help your organization.
Video
Talkin' Quality: 2025 Trends in Quality
What to expect, and prepare for, in manufacturing in the new year!
Video
Talkin' Quality: Cybersecurity
Trends to watch in 2025 — Cybersecurity
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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