Since my early days in manufacturing, I’ve been participating in what is termed “digital twins.” It’s been largely covered and frankly overused in anything from construction planning to flight simulators.
In 1952, Mario Possati had the intuition that it was crucial to measure a component during its processing and, therefore, directly inside a machine tool.
Manufacturing teams continue to use handheld gages during daily quality work, even as they expand their automated inspection systems and adopt more software-driven processes.
As newly elected Fellows, you join an elite cadre of over 500 peers dedicated to fostering operational excellence, ethical standards, and collaborative progress.
In the ever-evolving landscape of quality management, where innovation meets unwavering commitment, the ASQ Fellows community stands as a beacon of excellence.
What is culture? Culture is the shared beliefs, values, attitudes, and behavior patterns that characterize the members of a family, a community or an organization.
Bob Ferrone specializes in integrating industrial design, engineering, quality, manufacturing and environmental management systems for improving environmental and economic performance.
Previously, I discussed my concerns about organizations not properly managing corrective actions or process variation. While corrective actions were covered before, this piece focuses on variation.
Was there a spark that ignited your professional journey? Maybe it was a person, an experience, a moment that set or changed the direction of your career.
As engineers inspect more complex geometries, validate software-based functions after release and monitor suppliers across global supply chains, they now expect quality systems to support faster innovation.