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It isn’t exactly news—manufacturing production lines are heading back to the States en masse, but there aren’t enough trained techs ready to staff them. Baby Boomers—our proverbial Old Guard—are retiring, leaving unfilled jobs for the unskilled—and some say uninterested—masses.

Since the industrial revolution, manufactured surfaces have required analysis to help control metal removal processes like turning, grinding, milling, and more.

Force gage may not be the most familiar term to engineers and quality control professionals.

I’ve written a lot about the growing benefits that Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS) can deliver.

Coordinate measuring machine (CMM) fixtures are an essential, yet frequently overlooked, part of quality control inspection.

Metrology comes from the Greek word metro, meaning “to measure something.” Therefore metrology is the science and practice of measurement.

When the first multi-lens microscopes were invented in 1590, scientists marveled at their new ability to see small objects and features in the natural world that were previously invisible to the eye and therefore seemingly nonexistent.

Evan Miller recalls an experience a few years ago during an auto industry workshop in Detroit.

Today most food chains are learning to cater to their customers. Whether it’s burgers or subs, you can get them made exactly to order and “have it your way.” Successful and growing chains understand this.

A properly implemented management system can contribute to the financial strength and organizational resilience of a company.