Table of contents
October 2025 | Volume 64 | Number 10
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
The Role of 3D Scanning Technology in Advanced Quality Control Systems
Quality challenges in modern manufacturing.
TEST & INSPECTION
Uncertainty vs. Reality: Standards in Optical Inspection
The search for perfection and accuracy continues at all levels and methods in the world of metrology.
SOFTWARE
From Hype to High Impact: The Practical Role of AI in Quality Management
Explore how forward-thinking manufacturers are moving beyond AI’s shiny promises to create smarter, more efficient, and proactive quality operations.
MANAGEMENT
Reframing Quality Roles for a New Generation
While the need for skilled workers continues to grow, many companies are learning that traditional approaches to hiring and training no longer resonate with early-career professionals.
Features
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” Source: iStock/Getty Images Plus
About The Cover
Handheld Gaging
Test & Inspection Trends
Software Trends
Quality Standards
Training and the Skills Gap
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Industry News
The Latest Breaking News
Case Study
Precision Engineering Firm Invests $339,187 to Enhance Quality Control
Case Study
Theia Lens Improves Wire Crimping Accuracy, Enabling Automation via Machine Learning
Products
The Latest Products
Special Advertising Section
Case Studies
Buyers Guide / Sourcebook Premium Sponsors
Directory Listings
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Staff Contact Information
Departments
From the editor
Uncertainty
Speaking of Quality
ASQ’s Publications Support Novice Practitioners to Cutting Edge Research
Face of quality
Shift Focus
CSIA column
Bridging the Quality Gap Between Manufacturers and Control System Integrators
AMT Column
Enhancing Manufacturing Quality Through Automation: A Strategic Approach
Quality Edge
Standards Update
Guest Column
How Frontline Leaders Are the Missing Link in Sustaining Quality Improvements
Guest Column
Capability Study Showdown: 30-Piece vs. 125-Piece Explained
Columns
Quality Advertising Index
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NDT Adverting Index
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Podcast
Standards: Waiting With Breathless Anticipation
Andy Nichols is a managing partner of Quality Nation Incorporated with more than 40 years of experience in quality. He's been involved in implementing quality management systems since 1985 and has experience with many quality standards, including ISO 9001.
Podcast
From Blowing Up Tanks to Teaching AI
Michelle Bangert talks with Marcel Minutolo, professor of strategic management at Robert Morris University. He's also taught and conducted research in Chile, Tajikistan, Taiwan, China, Israel, Slovakia, and Spain. He's a former military intelligence company commander with multiple deployments and has written several popular articles for Quality.
Podcast
Welcome to the World of NDE 4.0
Dr. Johannes Vrana, author of “The World of NDE 4.0,” has more than 20 years of data science experience and more than 15 years of experience with sensor technology. He is a doctorate in the field of NDT and he's also an ASNT level three.
Podcast
Trends in Measurement Uncertainty
Richard Asiedu-Ofori, metrologist and quality management systems professional with Richedna Consultancy, sits down with Quality to talk measurement uncertainty.
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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