https://www.qualitymag.com/rss/2645-quality-exclusives en-us If you are blinded by any stigma, you are limiting your creativity.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/93162 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/93162-weapons-technology-a-tangential-benefit mauser-98-2.jpg The M98 action closed. A manually operated repeater developed by Paul Mauser after years of successive designs it is considered one of the strongest of its type with hardened male locking lugs at the bolt face that when rotated mate with female recesses in the receiver. ar-15.jpg The M16 (M4 carbine variant shown) is the current U.S. service rifle developed by Eugene Stoner. It operates under the direct impingement principal where gas tapped from the barrel is transferred via a tube directly to the bolt carrier initiating the cycle. Finnish-AK.jpg The AK 47 (Finnish model 62 variant shown) by Mikhail Kalashnikov, who first discovered his talent for designing weapons while convalescing from wounds received in battle, has become a byword for durability and simplicity. Unlike Stoner’s M16, gas tapped from the barrel is driven against a piston-type operating rod that then transfers the force to the bolt carrier initiating the cycle. Getting authority is easier than keeping it.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92946 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92946-management-perspectives Express pride in what you do and draw young workers in.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92843 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92843-you-are-a-manufacturing-ambassador We are missing an untapped reserve of excellent human material.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92721 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92721-molding-a-liberal-arts-mind-for-manufacturing A bad boss creates more bad bosses.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92634 Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92634-management-development-a-cautionary-tale If someone gets hurt, you are not doing your job.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92542 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92542-safety-cognizance A cohesive workforce is critical for success.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92441 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92441-anecdotes-part-2-you-need-to-commit Personal resources may often dictate pace, but they should never govern your commitment.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92290 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92290-concept-to-commercialization-part-3-marketing-to-an-unsuspecting-world You started with a napkin drawing, revise it. Analyze component geometry and purpose. Eliminate parts where you can.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92225 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92225-concept-to-commercialization-part-2-design-to-build This series will discuss the patent process from concept to commercialization.
 

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14/post/92227 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/blogs/14-quality-blog/post/92227-turning-an-idea-into-a-patent-part-i This series will discuss the patent process from concept to commercialization.]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/articles/92163 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:52:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/articles/92163-turning-an-idea-into-a-patent-part-i Process validation is becoming ever more important within regulated and non-regulated industries.

]]> http://www.qualitymag.com/articles/91991 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:56:00 -0400 https://www.qualitymag.com/articles/91991-sample-sizes-how-many-do-i-need