Articles Tagged with ''quality''

The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) Burns Supper Seminar, held in January, provided a timely forum for industry discussion on professional development, competence assurance, and the evolving demands placed on technical training systems. 

Bennie Caldwell is the director of quality at Bullen Ultrasonics. He oversees the full spectrum of quality operations, including quality engineering, CMM programing, calibration, and final inspection. He also recently wrote an article for Quality.

The idea of the ‘dark factory’ has gained new attention as advances in robotics and AI accelerate. Stories range from fully automated automotive plants that operate around the clock and lights-out facilities in China, to experiments with humanoid robots on production lines, often framed as early signs of factories that no longer require people on the shop floor.

How does an organization get employees engaged?

The application of AI in quality receives mixed responses: to some, it solves many problems; to others, it feels like Pandora’s box.

FARO Creafom, a business of AMETEK, Inc. and global provider of 3D scanning and portable CMM solutions, announced the next evolution in automated quality control for at-line inspection in mass production: the CUBE-R M Series.

Force testing rarely draws attention until it fails. When components crack, seals leak, or devices do not activate as expected, engineers often trace the problem back to how force was applied, measured, or interpreted. 

Quality managers and engineers, like many other professionals, are often judged by what goes wrong. A product failure, a recall, or a customer complaint draws negative press, while processes that run smoothly can be taken for granted.

In many laboratories, confidence in physical testing is based on the assumption that results are consistent and that, if a method works once, it can be repeated. However, shifts in operator technique, environmental conditions, or instrument calibration can undermine that confidence. 

Drawing on decades of expertise, the potential Hexagon spin-off helps organizations navigate uncertainty and manage change across the world’s most critical infrastructure.