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Buying a QMS: Defining QMS Requirements

Successful QMS automation doesn’t happen automatically.
Robin F. Goldsmith JD
January 15, 2026

Whether they realize it or not, most organizations have some form of Quality Management System (QMS).  When they don’t realize they have a QMS, it’s undoubtedly not providing potential benefits of effectively managing quality. However, even recognized QMSs often fall short of their potential.


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More Data – Fewer Rejects: How Insights from Quality Control Increase Profitability

Reduce rejects with automatically processed data and insights from quality control.
Peter Droege
Peter Droege
January 14, 2026

Automated visual quality control outperforms manual processes and has become standard across many industries and applications. 


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Generative AI’s Way of Unlocking Unprecedented Value and Productivity

Approximately 60% of current roles didn’t exist in 1940, highlighting how technological change drives the creation of new niches and opportunities.
Justin Newell
January 12, 2026

Artificial intelligence has had an enormous effect on all aspects of the world economy—and after the initial excitement, the focus has shifted to the technology’s impressive capacity for real-world impact. 


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What a True Digital Twin Is—and What It Isn’t

Metrology delivers the high-accuracy scans and models that form the geometric backbone of a digital twin.
Michael Trudeau
December 11, 2025

The phrase “digital twin” is everywhere these days, but it’s also widely misunderstood. Ask ten people what it means and you’ll likely hear ten different answers. Many assume it’s simply a CAD model or a 3D scan. Those are important tools, but they’re not the whole story.


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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.
Roman Davydov
December 3, 2025

Looking to improve the efficiency of inspection management, CAPA management, and other quality control processes, companies across industries are increasingly investing in implementing quality management systems. 


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Bridging Compliance and Innovation: Quality Assurance in the Era of Intelligent Medical Devices

Software is redefining what it means to manufacture a medical device.
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Sai Ranjith Ramakrishnan Kumar
December 2, 2025

When people think of medical devices, they often picture pacemakers, insulin pumps, or MRI scanners. Increasingly, however, medical innovation no longer comes in metal or plastic—it comes in code. Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) refers to software intended to perform a medical function without being part of a physical device.


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The Approach and Use of Standards in Quality, Manufacturing

The “50 guys in a bar standard”
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Darryl Seland
November 30, 2025

I was watching an NFL Football game when I first heard it. The commentator—interestingly enough, the rules commentator, a new fixture in football broadcasts, in place to help the audience better understand the how’s and why’s of the way a game is being officiated—referred to the situation as a “50 guys in the bar standard.”


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Somebody Always Has to Go First: Grand Traverse Tool Becomes First Haas CMM Customer with Verisurf Software Integration

As Grand Traverse Tool has moved deeper into the medical, aerospace, and energy markets, quality verification requirements have become increasingly demanding.
David Olson
November 20, 2025

Traverse City, Michigan, has a long history of “firsts” in American manufacturing. 


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Software

Automating APQP: Smarter, Faster Product Quality Planning

No matter the size of your company, APQP systems provide a tool to drive internal and external communication in real-time.
Tom Miller
Tom Miller
November 7, 2025

Well-executed Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a cornerstone of most successful product launches across a wide spectrum of manufacturing companies today. 


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Software

A Simple Guide to the ABCs of Modern Manufacturing

Mastering the ABCs of modern manufacturing – Automation, Business Intelligence and Customer Care – is a transformative journey.
Adam Grabowski
November 6, 2025

To stay profitable as a manufacturer, you have to run a tight ship. I’ve been lucky enough to visit with the owners and key people at thousands of our manufacturers all over the world.


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