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In laboratories, manufacturing plants, hospitals, testing facilities, and certification bodies around the world, quality systems are quietly losing their soul. 

David Ryeson, Kaushik Shubhank, and Dr. Jan Nöcker of the Boston Consulting Group have written for Quality about AI and Quality 4.0.

The ASQ Fellows community has long served as a source of insight, stewardship, and forward-looking leadership for the Society. 

I have over the past couple of years presented the journey that ISO 10012 has followed to reach the time for release as the latest revision.

Nondestructive testing has never been more essential to public safety, infrastructure reliability, and industrial quality, yet the profession faces a mounting workforce challenge.

We all have likes and dislikes. When I was young, I liked to wear sneakers and play; what kid didn’t? Sunday mornings were the worst; not only did attending church cut into playtime, but I had to dress up and wear shoes.

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

Modern nondestructive testing (NDT) is undergoing measurable change across multiple stages of the inspection cycle, to include planning, data acquisition, analysis, and personnel training and qualification. 

The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) Burns Supper Seminar, held in January, provided a timely forum for industry discussion on professional development, competence assurance, and the evolving demands placed on technical training systems. 

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.