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Face of Quality

Supplier Award Pitfalls

Supplier awards could damage your business.
Jimmy L. Smith
July 11, 2026

Many suppliers are primarily motivated by purchase orders. While they may enjoy being “wined and dined,” what suppliers really prefer from their customers as reward for superior performance is additional business.


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Case Study

How Precision Manufacturing and Verisurf Helped Power the Success of Artemis II

Despite the advanced technology involved, the Artemis II program underscored the importance of human expertise.
Verisurf
July 10, 2026

The collaboration between Amro Fabrication and Verisurf Software demonstrates how precision manufacturing and digital inspection can enable missions once thought impossible.


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Measurement

From Nano-Scale to Large-Scale: Optimizing Electronics Yield with 3D Optical Metrology

Integrating 3D optical metrology into the production line allows manufacturers to pivot from defensive attrition to proactive SPC.
Christian M Wichern, Ph.D.
July 9, 2026

As traditional contact-based measurement reaches its physical limits, 3D optical metrology has emerged as the new standard for maintaining high-yield production.


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Electronics

A Quality Foundation for the AI Data Center Era: A Five-Step Framework for Sustainable Scale

This “NVIDIA speed” of innovation dictates that quality is now as much about velocity as it is about reliability.
Clive Yen
July 8, 2026

The data center industry cannot safely or efficiently scale if it continues operating without a standardized set of quality best practices.


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Speaking of Quality

Beyond Membership: Discovering the Unexpected Rewards of Being Involved in ASQ

I learned how decisions are made, how people collaborate, and how shared goals bring groups together.
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Tara Gutierrez
July 7, 2026

When I first joined ASQ, I simply wanted a way to stay connected to the quality profession outside my day-to-day work, but it ended up shaping my career—and even my personal growth.


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Technician performing ultrasonic testing on a metal pipe with a handheld probe.
NDT

Certified to Inspect, Educated to Lead

Building the NDT Workforce from Entry-Level to Engineering. NAS 410, SNT-TC-1A, ISO 9712, and the education pathway behind professional NDT certification.
Eddie C. Pompa
Eddie C. Pompa JSC/NASA, ASNT NDT Level III
July 7, 2026

Certification creates compliance, but education creates competence.



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Q-Cast Video Podcast

PODCAST | Hey, What Does This Button Do?

July 6, 2026

In her role as an instructor, Dr. Cook discusses education and the changes she has witnessed.


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Management

They Just Told Me I’m Going to Be the New Internal Auditor – YIKES! (Part 1)

Why do we perform internal audits in the first place, beyond the fact that ISO 9001:2015 requires them?
Peter Sanderson
July 6, 2026

Why do we perform internal audits in the first place, beyond the fact that ISO 9001:2015 requires them?


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Technician performing fluorescent penetrant inspection on a metal component under UV light.
NDT

Building Better Inspectors Through Hands-On NDT Practice

At the end of the day, inspection quality depends on people.
Theo Young
July 4, 2026

Across the industry, one of the biggest challenges in technician development is the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world readiness.


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Aerospace

The Demand for Integrating Cybersecurity into Aerospace Quality

One of the most important conceptual shifts for aerospace quality managers is recognizing that AS9100/IA9100 and CMMC are not competing frameworks requiring duplicate effort.
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David Harvey
July 3, 2026

Quality and cybersecurity departments have operated as largely independent disciplines. That separation is no longer sustainable.


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