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Manufacturing has changed meaningfully over the past two decades. Once rare, women in technical, operational, and leadership roles are now increasingly visible across the industry. 

The final draft of ISO 2859-1 was approved in December 2025.

I have had numerous bosses over my 40+ year career. A few were great, most were good, and several were terrible. Coinciding with my career has been the opportunity to serve as a member leader (aka volunteer) for ASQ, something I have done continuously since 1992. 

If you didn’t know any better, you might think Sainyam Arora has been in the quality field for decades. 

Manufacturing has entered a new phase in which measurement alone is no longer sufficient. 

It seems unlikely that small businesses will see tariff relief any time soon, given the Trump Administration’s aggressive response to the Supreme Court’s decision, in which he promised to maintain or increase tariffs on importers of foreign goods using other sections of the Trade Act of 1974.

You see it a lot with e-commerce. Online shopping is said to offer an advantage. An array of “reviews” posted by other shoppers of the product you are considering. Amazon and others have converted these comments on the worthiness of a product into tools that help browsers decide if they want to become purchasers.

Keith Bevan is the education chair of the Coordinate Metrology Society.

Ron Hicks is the chair of the board of directors for the Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS).

Traditionally, visual or physical standards were the backbone of quality assurance. But as markets globalize and product iterations accelerate, those physical samples no longer meet the demand for consistency and speed.