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Rudolph Technologies Announces Rapid Adoption of Dragonfly G2 System

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received orders for 12 of its Dragonfly™ G2 sys-tem, just months after releasing the pro...

Signalysis, North Central Manufacturing Solutions Partnership Brings Product Quality Solutions to Midwestern Manufacturers

Signalysis, Inc., a leading provider of product quality inspection test systems, announces a sales representative agreement with Wisconsi...

Hexagon Announces Production Software Business

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the formation of its Production Software business, comprising Vero Software, FASy...

All About 5S: Definitions and Benefits For Today’s Manufacturers

5S involves five terms that can help businesses organize their workplace operations.

A2LA President/CEO Honored as One of Frederick County’s Top 50 CEOs

Lonnie Spires, A2LA’s President/CEO, was recognized by Frederick County Office of Economic Development (OED) as one of the Top 50 CEOs in...

Hexagon Strengthens Smart Factory Position with Autonomous Production Technologies from Etalon

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of Etalon, a provider of equipment calibration solutions.

Elcometer Expands Into New NA Headquarters, Training Center

Elcometer has moved into its new North American Headquarters, allowing them to achieve their growth strategy.

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Management

All About 5S: Definitions and Benefits For Today’s Manufacturers

Dean Marsman

5S involves five terms that can help businesses organize their workplace operations. …

Management

Quality’s 19th Annual Spending Survey takes a closer look at what quality professionals will be buying this year.

Michelle Bangert

If you’re curious about what the plant down the road is buying, we have some answers for you. And if you’re wondering what types of equipment are popular right now, …

Test & Inspection

Additive Grows from Prototypes to Production Parts

Edward McMenamin

On every trade show floor featuring additive manufacturing, there’s a growing selection of additive processes for making production parts that stand alongside machines more commonly associated with prototyping. An essential …

Quality Blog

Plan and Execute

Jim L. Smith

If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there? …

Vision & Sensors

Avoid Costly Missteps When Selecting a Machine Vision Interface—Now and in the Future

Rusty Ponce de Leon

A machine vision interface connects a camera to a computer, transferring image data for processing and analysis. What you choose will impact your application, your system component options, and your …

Vision & Sensors

Simple Steps to VGR Implementation

Keith Vozel

Rapidly evolving, high-quality imaging technology is ushering in a new world of vision guided robotics (VGR) for manufacturers in diverse industries. …

Vision & Sensors

Thinking About Quality with Vision

Tom Brennan

Vision systems provide peace of mind when it comes to production quality but they can also generate valuable data that tracks process variability. Diving into the world of vision data …

Partners

Management

Those Who Know Do Not Speak

Darryl Seland

While Taoist philosopher Lao Tsu was the first to make the statement, “Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know” part of his formal teachings, some form of the wisdom behind this statement has been attributed to such great philosophical minds as Socrates, Buddha, and Jesus.

Management

ASQ's Influence

Jim Spichiger

ASQ has rebranded itself so it is now known simply by its acronym rather than as the American Society for Quality. The reason for this is simple: ASQ is a global entity. Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, ASQ also operates regional centers in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/Africa.

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Plan and Execute

By Jim L. Smith

If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?

Expectations

By Jim L. Smith

Jim's Gems: Personal GPS

By Jim L. Smith

Management

A New Year, A Solid Career

The quality profession has existed for nearly three-quarters of a century. In 1946, quality professionals rallied together to create the American Society for Quality Control. Throughout the association’s 72 years, the profession has evolved as roles and responsibilities have changed and expanded.

Test & Inspection

Standards: Who Writes that Stuff Anyway?

Hill Cox

There’s no question about this column. I accept the blame for what appears in this monthly effort for better or worse. This column is all about the standards I often refer to in my rants. I frequently encounter folks who question the information these standards contain and sometimes the question is valid but there are ways to challenge or change technical details within them.

Materials Testing & Analysis

High-Precision Hydraulic Universal Testers

The user-friendly UH-X/FX Series are hydraulic universal testing machines designed for high-precision testing control. With their environmentally friendly design, the UH-X and UH-FX testers can significantly reduce energy expenditures in testing laboratories.

Materials Testing & Analysis

Back to Basics: Materials Testing in the Automotive Industry

Michelle Bangert

Each application within the automotive manufacturing process requires a unique set of testing requirements.

Quality Magazine

2019 January

Check out the January 2018 edition of Quality: Additive manufacturing, materials testing, machine vision, and much more!

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