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Articles Tagged with ''Quality Plant of the Year''

This image shows a businessman opening his suit to reveal a superhero emblem
From the Editor

The Origins of Superheroes

And their real-life counterparts in quality.
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Darryl Seland
February 13, 2026

The concept of heroes with extraordinary abilities is far older than the comic books—which then became movies, which became television or streaming shows—that we know today. 


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Quality Plant of the Year Winner

2026 Quality Plant of the Year: The Power of the Right People

This Chicago-area company is doing big things.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
February 5, 2026

The team at Power Plant Services is working hard to keep the lights on. Power plants depend on them—they are known as the emergency room for power plants—and they are available around the clock.


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Quality Plant of the Year Winner

2025 Quality Plant of the Year: Spectrum Custom Packaging

Spectrum Stands Out
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
February 28, 2025

Keeping defects low and reducing scrap is not an easy task. But Spectrum Custom Packaging made it happen. Meet Quality's 2025 Plant of the Year.


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2024 Quality Plant of the Year: 3D Engineering Solutions

This Cincinnati-based company is a world class operation.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
March 1, 2024

3D Engineering Solutions offers 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, fixture and tool design, ISO 17025 certified inspection services, and 3D digitizing, noncontact laser scanning with a focus on quality. For their high standards and dedication to quality, 3D Engineering Solutions is our 2024 Quality Plant of the Year winner.


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QM 1123  A Post-Show Q&A with 2023 Quality’s Plant of the Year, Reed Switch Developments Corp.
Q&A | Reed Switch Developments Corp.

A Holistic Approach to Quality: A Post-Show Q&A with 2023 Quality’s Plant of the Year, Reed Switch Developments Corp.

Molly Bakewell Chamberlin
November 15, 2023

A Q&A with Reed Switch Developments Corp. president Debra Dahlin, and Engineering and QA Manager, Jeff Rosenbaum, to talk more about its holistic approach to quality.


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Column | Darryl Seland

From the Editor: Riddle Me This

Aristotle and self-drive cars.
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Darryl Seland
March 14, 2023

In the quality industry, dealing with big data can feel like battling extraneous detail and being ever vigilant against poor assumptions. With millions of points of data, we can be overwhelmed by what is important and what is not.


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Quality Plant of the Year Winner

2023 Quality Plant of the Year: Reed Switch Developments

The annual Quality Plant of the Year has a strong past and a bright future.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
March 1, 2023

Under Debra Dahlin's leadership, WBE-certified Reed Switch Developments Corp. (RSD) has grown steadily, despite a series of recessions, a global pandemic, and a major pivot from primarily standard parts into small-to-medium volume custom ones. Read more about the 2023 Quality Plant of the Year winner.


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Management

2022 Quality Plant of the Year: Larsen Manufacturing

Larsen Manufacturing is an industry leader in quality systems and quality assurance.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
March 2, 2022

For their dedication to quality, Larsen Manufacturing (Mundelein, IL) has earned our 2022 Quality Plant of the Year award.


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2021 Quality Plant of the Year: Electromed, Inc.

This medical device company and essential business faced extraordinary pressure to keep up with demand while managing its own safety in a pandemic.
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Genevieve Diesing
March 5, 2021

The single most important thing manufacturing leaders can do to engage their employees is to share the ‘why’ behind their daily work, says Kathleen Skarvan, CEO at New Prague, MN-based Electromed—Quality’s 2021 Plant of the Year.


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2020 Quality Plant of the Year

2020 Quality Plant of the Year: Woodward's Rock Cut Campus

Rock Solid Quality: Quality is only second to safety
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
March 2, 2020

When your production is set to in-crease tenfold, it’s time to expand.


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