MBX Systems (Wauconda, IL) manufactures computer server appliances. They sell to software companies who want to store their product in an appliance instead of in the cloud. But when you compete against much larger companies as well as offshore component manufacturers, you have to find your place in the market. And MBX competes on quality. Jill Bellak, the company's president, explains their inspection process.

Jack McDougle

John Spovieri, editor in chief of our sister magazine, Assembly, recently had the opportunity to meet with Jack McDougle of the Council on Competitiveness, and keynote speaker at the upcoming Tech Manufacturer Expo, about the current state of U.S. manufacturing, and how it might get back on track.

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The importance of ISO 50001. Interview with Carolyn Campbell, LRQA Lead Assessor and Energy Management Expert

ISO 50001 is the new Global Energy Management System Standard (EnMS). In this LRQA podcast, Carolyn Campbell, LRQA lead assessor and energy management expert, talks about the importance of ISO 50001 to organizations--irrespective of size, sector or location. Carolyn also discusses the ability of ISO 50001 to address the global energy supply, how the standard helps organizations improve energy efficiency and performance, and the link between ISO 50001 and ISO 14001. 

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In an interview with Quality Magazine, Devin Ellis and Chris Richardson, both of CyberMetrics Corporation, tout the benefits of calibration management software. For more information, visit www.cybermetrics.com.

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In an interview with Quality magazine, Sidney Vianna, the director of aviation, space and defense with DNV Business Assurance shared insight on the deadline and changes in the aerospace standard, AS9100 Revision C. For more information, click here. 

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In a recent interview with Quality magazine, Paul Keller, president of Quality America and author of McGraw-Hill's newly released SPC Demystified, shared insight into why SPC is crucial for quality management systems. 

In the third installment of three podcasts, Quality's 2011 Professional of the Year, Forrest Breyfogle III, discusses why he remains motivated to help companies ask the right questions.