MEASUREMENT 

Measurement Trends Yesterday and Today 

In 1952, Mario Possati had the intuition that it was crucial to measure a component during its processing and, therefore, directly inside a machine tool. 

TEST & INSPECTION 

Handheld Gaging Adapts to a More Connected, Hybrid Inspection Process 

Handheld inspection remains part of daily work as teams connect more processes and shift responsibilities. 

SOFTWARE 

Arthur’s 4-50 Rule   

This is Arthur’s 4-50 Rule—4% of anything produces 50% of the benefits or problems. 

SOFTWARE 

Buying a QMS: Defining QMS Requirements 

Successful QMS automation doesn’t happen automatically. 

MANAGEMENT 

Upcoming Changes in ISO 9001 

If you are already certified to ISO 9001:2015, the effort to upgrade to the new edition should be minimal. 

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Kaizen Events

Eric Hayler is a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and principal of the Hayler Group. He's also an adjunct professor of business analytics at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He has led continuous improvement efforts at BMW manufacturing, as well as Amazon. He's a graduate of Rutgers University and holds a PhD in solid-state inorganic chemistry. He's also a long-time member of ASQ and has served in a variety of roles there, including chair of the board of directors.

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Trends in Robotics for the New Year

Erik Nieves is the co-founder and CEO of Plus One Robotics. He's been in the industry for more than 30 years, and he also serves on the board of directors of A3 and is a frequent speaker and contributor to public policy and robotics.

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Accelerate Your Career with ASQ Certifications

Michael Byrnes is the executive director of certification operations at ASQ and spoke at The ASSEMBLY Show about unlocking your potential and how ASQ certifications accelerate career growth and talks with Quality about certifications, and in particular, how certifications enhance people's careers, benefit the collective community, and really add value to society as a whole.

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The Paradigm of Quality is Changing

Syed Ahmed, a senior member of ASQ, shares his thoughts on the future of quality.

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The Deming Lens

Kelly Allan of Kelly Allan Associates is a longtime member of the board of trustees of the nonprofit Edwards Deming Institute and talks to Quality about Deming and quality.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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