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Check out the January 2021 edition of Quality: Analytics and QMS solutions, color management, leak testing for batteries, Quality 2021 Spending Survey, calipers and much more!

What Should Analytics Add to a QMS Solution?

The Third Wave is on its way.

ETQ

January 6, 2021

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There have been two sea changes since the widespread introduction of QMS solutions in manufacturing environment—and a third change is on its way.

Quality's 21st Annual Spending Survey

Spending in spite of a pandemic.

Genevieve Diesing

January 6, 2021

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In our 21st Annual Spending Survey, we’ve looked into who will be buying what and when. Despite the economic upset resulting from COVID-19, equipment budgets look to be steady, if not growing, for the next fiscal year.

Calipers 102: The Basics and Beyond

Michal Grosenbach

January 6, 2021

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Calipers are an integral tool for many applications, yet they’re a tool that likely doesn’t garner much reflection. Whether you’ve been using them for years or are investing in them for the first time, here are the ins and outs of caliper design and use that you’ll want to keep in mind.

Building a Sustainable Future

What executives are saying.

Willem Sundblad

January 6, 2021

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This past year has been ripe with massive disruptions. In fact, 94% of manufacturers surveyed say demand has significantly changed as a result of COVID-19.

Getting Color Right (It's Trickier Than It Sounds)

What you need to know for effective color management.

Earl Balthazar

January 6, 2021

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Color is just one of the many aspects of an effective quality control program that needs to be strategically managed to ensure accurate and consistent end products. However, color can be surprisingly challenging to get right.

Standardized Leak Testing for Lithium-Ion Battery Cells

It is Essential for Automakers.

Thomas Parker Daniel Wetzig, PhD

January 6, 2021

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Automakers in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the United States are struggling with performance and safety issues associated with electric and hybrid-electric cars.

The Wave as a Metaphor

January 6, 2021

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One of the most powerful images from nature has also become a powerful metaphor—the wave.

Creativity

People, like businesses, need to be creative or stagnate.

Jim L. Smith

January 6, 2021

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Business leaders have long realized that creativity leads to innovation, which is a key ingredient to achieving success. They recognize that innovation is the most important single skill that an organization can possess if it is to remain competitive.

"Paper or Plastic?"

How to make binary decisions out of complex problems.

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Ian R Lazarus

January 6, 2021

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Back in the day when attending live, face-to-face conferences was “a thing,” I always looked forward to the breaks when I could join my peers around that long, huge table put out by the hotel offering a variety of Danishes, fruit, and of course, coffee.

The High Cost of Zero

More than you bargained for.

Hill Cox

January 6, 2021

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At first glance, you might think I’m losing it with the title of this month’s rant. After all, who would pay anything for ‘zero’ or nothing? It turns out a lot of people try to get ‘nothing’ or ‘zero’ and end up with more than they bargained for at a very high cost to get there.

ASQ’s Influence

Common and "hidden" membership benefits.

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Jim Spichiger

January 6, 2021

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ASQ has been carefully designing membership benefits to help the growing needs of quality professionals. These benefits include exclusive access to quality knowledge, solutions and resources to solve challenges, and skill development to advance one’s career.

Engineered Lighting For Machine Vision: Part 1 of 3

Perry C. West

January 12, 2021

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You have probably heard, and perhaps experienced, that lighting is a big challenge in applying machine vision and a vital key to its successful application.

The Hybrid Approach

Combining the best of traditional machine vision and deep learning.

Hanan Gino

January 12, 2021

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For the past few decades, consumers have rewarded companies that customize their products and services to individual tastes and needs.

2D Optical Measurement For 100% Component Inspection

Finding a system to handle 4,000 individual components a day.

Eduardo Bolivar

January 12, 2021

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Recently, an automotive parts manufacturer was searching for a system to measure over 4,000 individually machined components a day.

Robots Pave Way For Sustainable Mobility

A significant investment in key technologies ensure that high safety and quality requirements are met.

ABB

January 12, 2021

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Energy storage systems play an important role in the electrification and decarbonization of road and rail transport.

This webinar will explore the costs and inefficiencies around paper processes and introduce Digital Clipboard for automating process workflows and improving productivity, increasing data integrity, accelerating reporting and corrective action, as well improving traceability and training.

The Quality Show is a 3-day tradeshow dedicated to connecting quality manufacturing professionals with process improvement vendors for all things QUALITY.

Quality Magazine

2021 January

Cover Story

What Should Analytics Add to a QMS Solution?

Features

Quality's 21st Annual Spending Survey

Calipers 102: The Basics and Beyond

Building a Sustainable Future

Getting Color Right (It's Trickier Than It Sounds)

Standardized Leak Testing for Lithium-Ion Battery Cells

Columns

The Wave as a Metaphor

Creativity

"Paper or Plastic?"

The High Cost of Zero

ASQ’s Influence

Vision & Sensors

Engineered Lighting For Machine Vision: Part 1 of 3

The Hybrid Approach

2D Optical Measurement For 100% Component Inspection

Robots Pave Way For Sustainable Mobility

Quality Magazine

2021 January