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You've read Quality magazine; now it's time to listen. On the job, in the car, or at the end of the day, Quality magazine's podcast channel provides you with industry news and engaging interviews that keep you up-to-date, informed, and entertained.
Advanced Instrument Development (AID), Downers Grove, IL, an independent manufacturer of ionization chambers for diagnostic medical X-ray systems earned Quality's top spot in the Leadership 100 ranking this year; the company was also ranked number one in 2008. Jim Owen, quality manager at AID, tells Gillian Campbell, editor at Quality, changes that the company has gone through since earning its first spot as number one.
Pneumadyne, Plymouth, MN, manufactures miniature pneumatic products and larger scale parts as well with worldwide distribution. The company was ranked number two on the 2010 Quality Leadership 100 list. Listen to our interview with John Pharr, manufacturing quality engineer, to learn more about the company.
Gillian Campbell, editor of Quality, turns the 10th Annual Spending Survey into life with an audio overview of the survey that runs each year in Quality's December issue. Gillian talks about what quality manufacturers plan to spend their money on in 2010 from equipment to software purchases and consulting services.
Joseph A. DeFeo, president and executive coach at Juran, talks about training employees to be leaders, as well as process improvement tools and speaking the language of upper management.
Douglas Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business a few months ago. Quality caught up with Woods again to see how the recovery was coming, along with his insights on the current and future state of manufacturing, and all the buzz about "being green."
Dave Huether, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers, discusses the association's Labor Day Report, which talks about the economic recovery and when manufacturers can expect continued recovery.
John Horst of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discusses DMIS, a standardized language for CMM operators that aims to make proprietary CMM software, a distant memory.