Thomas Balch of Hexagon talks with Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, from the MAX Show in Nashville, TN.

Dilip Shah is the president of E=mc3 Solutions, and he sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville to talk about his presentation there and more.

Denise Hall is the president and CEO of Peak Performance, which is a workforce training and consulting firm helping manufacturers achieve operational excellence. Peak Performance also operates the U.S. Smart Manufacturing Institute, which is part of a global network of institutes. She sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville.

Heather Wade is our 2026 Quality Professional of the Year, as well as the president of the Heather Wade Group.

Lucy Roche is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma black belt with a master's degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in systems engineering.

Trevor Campbell, Sales Development Manager of Microscopy at Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, discusses artificial intelligence, microscopy, and a new manufacturing report deployed by Zeiss from the MAX Show in Nashville.

Antigone Sharris is a full-time faculty member of the Engineering Technology Team at Triton College. She is also faculty lead, NFPA Fluid Power Fast Track Hub Site; faculty advisor, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society; and mentor to the Team 2151 Robotics Team.