Articles Tagged with ''quality''

Ron Hicks is the chair of the board of directors for the Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS).

Traditionally, visual or physical standards were the backbone of quality assurance. But as markets globalize and product iterations accelerate, those physical samples no longer meet the demand for consistency and speed.

Across manufacturing, aerospace, medical devices, and software-driven production environments, one challenge consistently rises to the top of executive discussions: the widening skills gap in quality engineering. 

Keri Ginn is an NDT ASNT Level Three as well as a senior quality manager at AAR Government Services. She's an expert in NDT quality management, supplier audits, and business analytics and she's recently written an article for Quality about recruiting the next generation of NDT professionals.

Lighting is arguably one of the most critical factors in the optical inspection tasks using modern 4K digital microscopes. 

Quality teams now rely on a dense stack of tools: automated test frameworks, AI assisted test generation, self healing locators, visual testing, static analysis, and observability platforms. 

Industry is entering what many describe as the next industrial revolution, an era defined not by a single breakthrough technology, but by the convergence of powerful forces reshaping how products are designed, manufactured, and delivered. 

After three years of reduced demand, orders of metalworking machinery had a strong rebound in 2025. 

Global supply chains are under sustained strain, characterized by extended lead times, rising costs, and limited flexibility in the event of disruptions. 

LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. announced the addition of the Helios®2 Chroma and Helios®2+ Chroma factory-calibrated RGB-D cameras to its time-of-flight camera family.