As manufacturers are gradually tasked with delivering more output with smaller staffs and producing less scrap along the way, quality will help them sustain growth in a downsized manufacturing environment.

As manufacturers transition towards Industry 4.0, they must automate quality control efforts, too.

Settling measurement disputes should be an easy matter since they are all about numbers, but unfortunately it doesn’t work out that way.

Most people have been taught to believe that all failure is negative. Quite often, however, disappointing results can provide the greatest opportunities for success.

Ensuring stringent medical part quality is challenging, but with the right vision system, manufacturers can utilize powerful technology to help determine that the challenges are being met. 

The title of this column may lead many to believe this rant is all about politicians but it is not.

John C. Maxwell, the noted author and lecturer, in his book "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" asked, “Who is your legacy?” Essentially Maxwell was asking with whom are we working to prepare to take over when we are no longer leading?

All types of gaging, whether it be hand tools, comparative gages, complex measuring stations or portable surface finish gages, have long gone digital.