Articles Tagged with ''quality''

This is the first of five articles to help you design lighting for machine vision.

Quality might in theory be top priority, but most manufacturing operations run on ROI (return on investment). You have to show a one-to two-year payback to get something funded at an existing plant.

Industrial automation has traditionally relied on precise rules: if an edge is here, measure it; if a label is missing, stop the line. 

InnovMetric announced that it has signed a global partnership agreement with Luxembourg-based company Artec 3D.

A digital twin is a high-fidelity model of something in the real world – a product, machine, production line, or entire factory – that you can safely test and optimize on a computer instead of the shop floor.

Richard Rahn is the president of the Leonardo Group, and he recently wrote an article for Quality related to digital twins.

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a transformation driven by rapid technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and evolving regulatory frameworks.

Lou Ann Lathrop is an ASQ fellow, ASQ board of directors’ treasurer for 2025, and past chair of ASQ Automotive Division. She also recently wrote an article for Quality about Dr. Deming's teachings.

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $206.1 million in November 2025.

Attribute inspection is one of the most widespread, yet difficult-to-control, measurement methods in manufacturing.