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ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is a leader in metrology and inspection technologies for industries such as Aerospace and Automotive. Their portfolio includes advanced automation, microscopes, and X-ray/CT NDT, ensuring precision and supporting quality throughout the product lifecycle.

Manufacturing is swiftly adopting AI, with a 2024 survey indicating an increase from 59% to nearly total adoption in two years. A 2025 survey also shows 68% of manufacturers view AI as crucial for future competitiveness.

In the quest for quality excellence, we have seen a significant increase in the adoption of advanced digital technologies by the quality function. Three use cases stand out for their high traction.

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?

Michelle Bangert talks with Marcel Minutolo, professor of strategic management at Robert Morris University. He's also taught and conducted research in Chile, Tajikistan, Taiwan, China, Israel, Slovakia, and Spain. He's a former military intelligence company commander with multiple deployments and has written several popular articles for Quality.

In addition to significantly boosting productivity in factories and warehouses by autonomously moving raw materials, parts, or finished goods between workstations or storage areas, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) handle tedious, non-value-added tasks like cart pushing, allowing human employees to focus on higher-skill activities.

In a joint Assembly/Quality podcast, Jennifer Pierce, multimedia editor with Assembly Magazine and the host of Assembly Audible, and Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, explore an area where assembly and quality intersect: machine vision, with David Dechow, founder and owner of Machine Vision Source.

The debate sparked by the "One Big, Beautiful" agenda bill highlighted the uncertainty of AI regulation and the absence of a national standard. A proposal was discussed to block state-level AI rules for the next ten years.