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Depth gages are among the simplest of gages, typically consisting of an indicating device mounted through a reference bar or plate.

Over the course of 20 years, I’ve visited hundreds of different factory floors and seen a wide variety of manufacturers implement data collection and statistical process control (SPC) solutions.

Suppose you want a machine vision system to automatically detect scratches on a plastic part such as a cell phone case. You know that the scratches will be nearly straight lines and that they can be low contrast and discontinuous.

Medical devices have always been a challenging field in which to develop testing standards.

A radical approach to metrics development would be to inventory the engineering process capability.

Imagine having a complete toolbox in your garage—one of those big red rolling toolboxes with drawers and compartments everywhere.

Quality cops and the quality patrol. These are just two of the many names quality managers and technicians have been called over the past 70-plus years.

Utilizing 3-D digital laser microscopy to image damaged optical media.

The field of mechatronics in automotive engineering refers to a combinatorial approach to design, with emphasis on contributions from mechanical, electrical, computer, and control engineering groups.

In all aspects of life, it is said that change happens on the edge.