Table of contents
September 2025 | Volume 64 | Number 9
Special Sections
MEASUREMENT
Model to Measurement: Automating Inspection from CAD to Real-Time Quality Control
Integrated digital inspection ecosystems eliminate manual programming, accelerate reporting, and empower teams to act on live data before parts drift out of specification.
MEASUREMENT
Gear Inspection Has Come a Long Way Since the 1920s
Today’s manufacturers require more than visual checks or basic dimensional verification.
TEST & INSPECTION
Standard Gages Will Not Work, Now What?
Ensuring the custom gage will work and meet the customer’s inspection needs is everyone’s top priority.
TEST & INSPECTION
Produce Precise, Reliable, & Repeatable Weld Seams with Automated Vision Inspection
Automated weld inspection can pinpoint the exact size and position of each defect and classify them.
SOFTWARE
Precision in Motion: The Rise of 5-Axis CMM Technology
The efficiency gains offered by 5-axis CMMs are more than theoretical, they’re measurable.
MANAGEMENT
How Industrial IoT Trends Are Reshaping the Manufacturing Industry
The integration of edge computing and IoT into industrial operations addresses several critical needs.
QUALITY 101
Auditing 101
Before we start the audit process, let’s feel comfortable that you have some understanding of the audit process.
MEDICAL
AI Transforms Patient Safety and Tackles Labor Shortages in Medical Manufacturing
With a trained deep machine learning algorithm, manufacturers can perform 100% inspection instead of sample inspection.
Features
Gear inspection has undergone profound transformation since the early 20th century. Source: Wenzel
About The Cover
Fixturing
Force Testing
Reverse Engineering Software
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From the editor
Evaluation is a Key to Quality in Manufacturing
Speaking of Quality
Upholding Excellence: ASQ Certification Development Process
ASQ Guest Column
Organizational Excellence Through External Audits
Face of quality
Focus on Quality Service, Part 2
CSIA Column
What Causes Measurement Equipment to Drift?
Guest Column
Driving the Future: Transforming a Manufacturing Plant into an EV Hub
Aerospace Column
Put Quality First: The Case for Rethinking How We Choose Manufacturing Partners
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Extra Online Content
Benefiting from Machine Learning
In a joint Assembly/Quality podcast, Jennifer Pierce, multimedia editor with Assembly Magazine and the host of Assembly Audible, and Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, explore an area where assembly and quality intersect: machine vision, with David Dechow, founder and owner of Machine Vision Source. He'll be speaking at the Assembly Show this fall. His session is “Benefiting from Machine Learning in Machine Vision Applications.”
When Uncle Tony Talks, You Listen!
From the streets of Jersey City to the Navy to nondestructive testing and his own company, Joe Sorrentino of Lean Quality Systems, passes along the knowledge of what he has excelled at−quality assurance, leadership, and management training. Joe sat down with Michelle Bangert to talk about, in part, his latest article for Quality.
Passing Legendary Experience to the Next Generation
Michelle Bangert, managing editor at Quality, speaks with Eddie Pompa, a legend in the NDT industry. He's an advocate, educator, and mentor to many in the field.
Be Prepared for Manufacturing Growth
There are record levels of uncertainty today, but Taylor St. Germain of ITR Economics says there is strong growth ahead. He says manufacturers should follow the data—not just the headlines—and be prepared for growth for the next few years. Listen to hear more of his advice and insights regarding rising costs, labor challenges, and tariffs.
Versatile Training for an Ever-Changing Industry
Michelle Bangert, Managing Editor of Quality, talks with the team from Sierra College − Amy Schulz, executive dean for Workforce and Strategic Initiatives, and Roy Ingram, department chair for Electronics, Automation, Robotics, and Industrial Systems, on a topic dear to the heart of the quality industry−the workforce, automation and training.
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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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