In the second installment of a three-part series, Quality's 2011 Professional of the Year, Forrest Breyfogle III, discusses how he helped companies reach Six Sigma goals with his Enterprise Excellence System.

The first of a three-part series, the 2011 Quality Professional of the Year, Forrest Breyfogle III, discusses his work with IBM and ascent into the management consulting world. Tune in next week for the second installment.

To steal a line from Mark Twain, many people complain about outsourcing, but few of them do anything about it. One person who is trying to do something about it is Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to persuading U.S. manufacturers to bring work back home from overseas. In this podcast, Moser talks about his organization and the software he developed for calculating the total costs of offshoring. Check out this sneak preview of Moser's May 4 keynote address to start Tech ManufactureXPO.

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Brembo N.A., Homer, MI, supplies high performance brake systems for the top manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide. The company was ranked number one on the 2011 Quality Leadership 100 list. Listen to our interview with Dan Dandberg, president and CEO, to learn more about the company.

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Michael Kambeitz, product specialist of the surface and form group at Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, (Brighton, MI), discusses the expanding capabilities for surface and form products related to CNC automation and controls.

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Peggy Long,, marketing manager, Nikon Metrology (Brighton, MI), discusses the latest generation of laser radar and how it cuts back on inspection time. She also gives examples of applications where las e r radar would be beneficial.

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Johnny Gonzalez, sales manager at GE Measurement & Control Solutions, talks about remote visual inspection (RVI) and how advances in software have helped improve the RVI experience. He also discusses ongoing trends in the field.