Table of contents
January 2024 | Volume 63 | Number 1
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
Multisensor Metrology Systems: Quality’s Swiss Army Knife
Always have the right tool for the job.
MEASUREMENT
The Art and Science of Digital Color
Precise color management is essential to consumer perceptions of product value.
MEASUREMENT
The Force of Decision Rules
Applying specific and global risk to Star Wars.
TEST & INSPECTION
An Introduction to Dynamic Micro-indentation Measurements
This article will highlight the broad applicability of the dynamic hardness technique.
TEST & INSPECTION
New Noncontact Technologies Meet the Challenges of the Evolving Automotive Industry
The transition from ICE to electric powertrain requires a complete review of the approach to quality and process controls.
SOFTWARE
Will AI kill SPC?
Challenges and opportunities for manufacturers applying AI in their business.
SOFTWARE
Next Steps for Digitalized Quality on the Frontline
Manufacturers looking at replacing paper-based quality processes are being presented with a much broader and more effective set of technologies than ever before.
SOFTWARE
Overcoming Quality Challenges Using AI-Powered Connected Microscopy
Integration of the latest artificial intelligence technologies enable even deeper insights.
MANAGEMENT
The Status of Spending
Results are in for the 23rd Annual Quality Spending Survey.
Features
While a QMS defines a company’s commitment to quality, auditing ensures that this commitment is met and maintained. Source: Morsa Images / E+ via Getty Images
About The Cover
Quality 4.0
Automation in Test
Software in Medical
Leadership
Tensile Testing
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Industry News
The Latest Breaking News
Quality 101
Auditing 101: Understanding Audits and Tips to Prepare
Buyers Guide / Sourcebook Premium Sponsors
Directory Listings
Contact us
Staff Contact Information
Departments
From the editor | Darryl Seland
Puzzles
Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger
The Purpose
Face of quality | Jim L. Smith
Change Management
Fellow Traveler | Daniel Zrymiak
Influence Without Authority with Stature
Column | John Vandenbemden
Lean and Management Standards
Column | A.M. (MARTY) WENZIG
Unraveling the Titanium-Tungsten Puzzle with NDT
Column | LARA THREET
Teaching Quality in Higher Education
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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The publisher assumes no liability for errors or omissions.
Extra Online Content
Podcast
Quick Wins from The Quality Show
Eric Hayler offers some ideas for low-cost lean ideas to benefit your manufacturing processes.
Podcast
How the Industrial Technology Program at MSU is Educating the Next Generation in Manufacturing
Learn how Mississippi State University strives to be a hands-on bachelor’s degree for students who want to enter any area of industry – and how your company can get involved. Lara Threet, program coordinator and instructor, industrial technology at MSU, explains how the program works, how she got involved in engineering, and the career she almost pursued instead.
Podcast
Calibration Myths Busted
Heather Wade of the ASQ Measurement Division explains calibration myths and misnomers while at The Quality Show this year.
Podcast
Get Up-to-date on ESG
QMS may just be “the invisible force that every organization needs to ensure a robust ESG framework and benchmarkable ESG disclosure,” says Indika Edussuriya, global technical manager, ESG & Sustainability Report Assurance, TÜV Rheinland Group.
Podcast
Auditing Questions Answered at The Quality Show
John Vandenbemden of the ASQ Inspection Division offers his take on audits, inspections, and quality.
Podcast
The Quality Plant of the Year Shares Insights at The Quality Show
Debra Dahlin is the second-generation owner and president of Reed Switch Developments Corp. (RSD). Under her leadership, RSD has grown steadily, despite a series of recessions, a global pandemic, and a major pivot from primarily standard parts into small-to-medium volume custom ones. Quality met with RSD at The Quality Show to learn what's new with the company.
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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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