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A great deal of life advice from a great many people suggests that focus should be placed on the positive while dismissing the negative.

Cloud based quality software has numerous benefits for manufacturers with disparate production facilities and locations. Organizations with the following characteristics stand to especially benefit from a centralized system.

One of the segments likely to face the greatest challenges in 2022 are automotive plastics manufacturers who will continue to face shortages of the raw materials, composites and resins required for both interior and exterior vehicle parts. 

Engaging an audience on the technical aspects of quality work can be a challenge: inspection, audits, and measurement systems analysis are hardly the stuff of a lecture that you will find gripping and inspirational.

A contemporary approach to statistical process control (SPC)—using real-time quality data—can help manufacturers reduce scrap, comply with regulations and standards, and meet customer requirements.

There are four common reasons why manufacturers should use smart vision acceleration.

PCMMs automated with the proper inspection software deliver user-prompted, repeatable inspection plans that can be quickly and easily set up and executed using virtually any 3D measurement technology across the manufacturing enterprise. 

When scanning was new on the market, capturing just 10,000 square feet of data in a day was considered a feat. Now, cutting-edge laser scanning technology enables manufacturers to capture 100 times that amount of information.

As the adage says, when you only have a hammer in your toolbox, every problem looks like a nail. Until this time, QA pros only had hammers.

Competing on product quality has never been more urgent as rising raw material and component costs continue to squeeze manufacturers’ margins. At the same time, unpredictable supply chains make it increasingly difficult to maintain consistent product quality and cost visibility.