John Martin and Christine Bernat explain. John is the AM Research Director, America Makes, and Christine is the Associate Director, Standards Facilitation, American National Standards Institute. They describe how the latest standardization roadmap is affecting industry, trends with additive standards, and how doing the wrong type of inspection can cause you to miss out on the benefits of additive.

How much do you know about fatigue testing? Jarid Robinson, a product coordinator materials testing of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, explains fatigue testing trends today, what quality professionals should know about using this type of equipment, and clears up some common misconceptions about the technology. For more on the subject, read this article on the subject: Adapting to Modern Demands in Fatigue Testing.

A ETQ survey found that 73% of respondents had a product recall in their company in the past five years, with costs reaching $99.9M in the U.S. alone for each recall. ETQ recently released findings from its formal survey of more than 750 manufacturing firms across the U.S. and Europe to understand the state of quality in manufacturing.  Vick Vaishnavi, CEO of ETQ, a Hexagon company, talks with Quality to explain the results, from recalls to AI.

The Coordinate Metrology Society just wrapped up its 40th conference. Justin Novak talks about what’s next for the society, the future (and past) of electric vehicles, and how to do well at your next CMSC 5K.

Chris Cantrell, senior managing director, standards and engineering services, at ASME, explains how standards can help companies get ahead, innovate, and access a broader market base. For more on the subject, look for Chris’s column: The X Factor: Why Companies that Invest in Standardization Can Realize Their Growth Goals.

Michelle Bangert, Managing Editor of Quality, talks with Matt Noonan. He's the Quality Manager of Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems, Inc.

How did you get started in quality? And how do we bring more people to the field? Claire Hopkins was only familiar with quality assurance as a career path because her father worked in the industry for most of his career, but says her first full time job in quality seven years ago was more by chance than anything else.