Table of contents
January 2026 | Volume 65 | Number 1
MEASUREMENT
Multisensor Metrology Systems: The Latest Advancements
Technology to create parts has improved. So has the technology to inspect them.
AEROSPACE
How Data and AI Are Reshaping the Work of Aerospace Quality Engineers
As inspection systems capture more visual and dimensional data than ever before, aerospace manufacturers are using artificial intelligence to find variation earlier, connect processes in real time and redefine what it means to manage quality.
TEST & INSPECTION
What a True Digital Twin Is—and What It Isn’t
At the heart of a true digital twin is something more fundamental: precision measurement.
SOFTWARE
3 Project Planning Recommendations to Ensure QMS Development Success
Inadequate planning is a common reason why QMS projects fail to meet companies’ requirements and end-users’ needs.
MANAGEMENT
An Economic Perspective for 2026
What to expect in the coming year in terms of manufacturing. Hint: it’s looking good.
Features
It’s probably the biggest question at the start of any new year. What’s to come? Source: Getty Images
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From the editor
What It Is
Speaking of Quality
Job, Career, Passion
Face of quality
Improvement Spiral
CSIA Column
Quality Management Systems
Fellows Forum
ASQ Fellows Forum: A New Space for Shared Insight
Column
The New Era of Manufacturing: Job Seekers Express Growing Optimism
Standards 101
Using Internal Auditing to Verify Continual Improvement Effectiveness
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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Extra Online Content
Podcast
The Paradigm of Quality is Changing
Syed Ahmed, a senior member of ASQ, shares his thoughts on the future of quality.
Podcast
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.
Podcast
Connected Frontline Workers
Michelle Bangert talks with Girish Gopalakrishnan, North America senior manager of continuous improvement at Case New Holland, about connected frontline workers at The Assembly Show in Chicago.
Podcast
How and What We Think About Risk
Jenna Schoettker is a senior accreditation specialist at A2LA and has been in the industry for a long time. She's been working with Quality on a few different projects.
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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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