Articles Tagged with ''quality''

Advanced metrology tools once confined to controlled environments are now becoming portable and fast, enabling high-precision measurements and nondestructive testing in heavy industrial facilities during live operations or tight shutdowns.

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 $204.1 million in June 2025.

Michelle Bangert talks with Bill Soller, President and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt of the Corporate Advantage Network. He's also a Senior Facilitator for the Deming Institute.

Factory Systems introduces FS.InSpec, a smarter, simpler way to collect quality data on the factory floor, whether manually or directly from connected devices.

Organizations often celebrate faster lead times and lower defect rates but struggle to express these benefits in financial terms, leading to the undervaluation of continuous improvement efforts.

Mahr Inc. announced the launch of its newly updated MaraMeter 36B line of bench ID/OD gages, designed for measuring precision inside and outside diameters directly at the point of manufacture in industries such as bearing production.

Dematic, a global leader in supply chain automation, honored he recipients of its 2025 Dematic FIRST Scholarship program.

Early design optimization is vital in manufacturing to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness. Delaying it until production can drastically increase costs and risks. Digital optimization before production enables cost-efficient design changes, while late-stage modifications can be exponentially more expensive, emphasizing the need for early optimization.

The 13th Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), hosted by America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, was held August 5–6 in Canfield, OH.

In my previous column, we discussed timeliness and reliability. This column will continue by discussing three more customer service mainstays.