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If you need someone to teach you about measurement, Heather Wade would be a good person to call.

Bennie Caldwell is the director of quality at Bullen Ultrasonics. He oversees the full spectrum of quality operations, including quality engineering, CMM programing, calibration, and final inspection. He also recently wrote an article for Quality.

Priyank Patel is a quality expert in the med-tech space, focusing on surgical robots. He's a senior member of ASQ with ASQ certification.

Global supply chains are operating in one of the most turbulent environments in decades.

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a disruptive force that standards and accreditation systems must urgently “catch up with.”

About ten years ago, I worked with a mid-sized metal fabrication shop whose business had outgrown its physical facility.

Standardized work is one of the foundational practices in Lean and quality management precisely because it creates stability, visibility, and a baseline from which improvement becomes possible. 

Modern manufacturing is undergoing a profound transformation. Automation, digitalization, and AI are reshaping how products are designed, produced, and delivered. Yet amid this rapid evolution, many organizations overlook the most critical determinant of quality performance: culture.

John Kane is the president of Wyvern Industrial Technology, as well as the vice president of the Executive Committee of the Coordinate Metrology Society.

Have you ever heard the expression “that is not the way we do things here!” Paradigm paralysis is one of the most prevalent—and least recognized—barriers to innovation in modern industry.