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Manufacturers know the value of ISO 9000 certification and the negative implications of failing to meet these international quality standards.

That is a daily challenge for VMP Inc. (Valencia, CA), which produces a variety of small parts for customers including Boeing, General Electric and Lockheed Martin-Marietta.

As a kid in 1957, I remember lying awake at night, convinced that I could faintly hear the sounds of the Soviet-launched Sputnik satellite as it passed hundreds of miles overhead.

"I found a way to alleviate your fear of anthrax in the workplace," says the cigar-smoking boss seated behind his desk.

Amid the aftermath of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Quality magazine forecasts spending for 2002.

Deburring expert LaRoux Gillespie acknowledges that specifying and measuring burrs is an arcane art, but he disagrees profoundly with the majority of manufacturing engineers who believe that doing so is a waste of time and money.

Many manufacturers rely heavily on outside metrology laboratories to tell them that their processes are where they should be.

The hiss caused by removing a gas cap has been eliminated because of a vacuum cut valve that routes vapors to the engine instead of the gas tank.

Near-net shape forged gears can be produced at lower costs and better quality.

There is a new television commercial, and, to be frank, I'm not even certain what product is being marketed.