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This article focuses on preserving product and service integrity throughout its applicable lifecycle stages, which may include design, product realization, inspection, testing, packaging, transportation, installation, commissioning, maintenance, and deactivation.

This paper presents Method 5, which controls the Probability of False Acceptance using Specific Risk, and Method 6, the Managed Guard-Band Strategy by Michael Dobbert, using Global Risk. Choosing the right rule is essential for managing risk and improving measurement accuracy, with examples illustrating how these rules can reduce costs.

Auditors play a central role in certifying compliance with this standard. However, as environmental priorities evolve and technological tools advance, the competencies required of the EMS auditors are also undergoing significant transformation.

Welcome to the ASSEMBLY Audible and Quality Q-Cast! In this episode, Greg Vance of Rockwell Automation, also the SMTA president, shares insights on the evolution of electronic manufacturing, global business travel, and upcoming industry events. Join us at the ASSEMBLY Show in October for more!

Hexicurity in Boerne, Texas, provides high-security access integration solutions for doors, turnstiles, and elevators. The company manufactures wire crimps for its TransVerify System, with around 100 crimps needed per system. Hexicurity has encountered ongoing challenges with wire crimping quality.

A few months ago, I gave a talk at the ASQ New Jersey Spring Quality Conference on AI Literacy in Quality. There were lots of folks, lots of engagement, and lots of questions.Why were quality professionals engaged?

Rodwell Powell in Basildon, England, has invested $339,187 in a comprehensive renovation of its inspection department. The centerpiece of the upgrade was the acquisition of two coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) manufactured by LK Metrology.

After three years and many meetings, ISO 10012: 2025 Measurement Management Systems has reached the status of Final Draft International Standard, also referred to as FDIS.

Would you accept a project that paid very little for two years and required you to wait two years for the ultimate windfall? Since quality professionals serve at the behest of senior management, we must do what we can to help them succeed. Quality professionals need to shift to improvement methods that give short-term results.

Explore how manufacturers can drive alignment between their quality goals and those of control system integrators. The ultimate goal is to support compliance, promote operational excellence, and enable long-term success.