Articles by Michelle Bangert

Kelly Allan has seen many examples of continual improvement gone awry. He offers this cautionary tale from a client.

If you are looking to quickly create ballooned drawings and first article inspection documents, you need the right tools for the job.

As graduation season continues without any graduations—or rather, abbreviated ones online along with a cap and gown photo on your front porch—it reminds me of Anne Patchett’s graduation speech turned book, “What Now?”

The state of the quality profession may have changed in 2020, but some issues remain evergreen.

This spring have presented no shortage of hurdles. While many industries are facing new challenges, for those in manufacturing, this may mean continuing production despite supply chain disruptions, health and safety concerns, and economic impact.

Additive manufacturing has moved far beyond its prototyping roots. Today, additive for production applications is a growing area of interest.

As we all wait for a return to some version of normalcy, businesses are taking action. In our fourth Quality Magazine Manufacturing Industry online survey, we looked at what manufacturers are doing, worrying about and what they expect in the future.

If it seems that there are more robots out there today, it’s not your imagination.

The medical field is front and center right now. Whether it’s manufacturing new ventilators or analyzing virus particles, the importance of the medical industry has never been clearer.

This is not the spring you probably had in mind. Perhaps you were planning on some business travel, visiting family, or taking a vacation.