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How a Shrinking Workforce Affects Testing and Inspection in NDT

As the pandemic and advances in technology impact the field, education and training remain paramount — especially for newcomers.
Genevieve Diesing
December 30, 2022
2 Comments

While COVID dampened demand early on, the skills gap and labor shortage that has plagued the industry for more than a decade is still in full swing. As new NDT methods advance, quality professionals require new training, and technicians transitioning from film techniques to non-film techniques need hands-on experience.


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The Spending Forecast is Here

The 22nd Annual Quality Spending Survey Results

Concerns about Covid-19 are down, but inflation worries are up.
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Michelle Bangert
December 29, 2022
2 Comments

In the fall of 2021, COVID-19 was a top concern for more than half of respondents in our September 2021 survey. Today that number is down to 17%, according to our Annual Quality Spending Survey, which surveyed subscribers in September 2022.


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The Most Common Styli Used Today

Let's discuss the most common styli used today.
Linda Goodwin-Marino
November 30, 2022
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The probe stylus is the key component in the successful utilization of the CMM. The ease of availability and lowered costs during the past 20 years for this material has made it the top choice for CMM manufacturers worldwide.


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Speaking of Quality | Tracy Owens

Why It's Important to Read Speaker Reviews

Reading the reviews of my own presentations is always a moment of excited hesitation.
Tracy Owens
November 25, 2022
One Comment

After a presentation, it’s important for me to read the reviews from participants in order to know what worked well and what I should change with future audiences.


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Tensile Testing: A Compressed “How-To” Overview

Let's start with the purpose, the practical and theory test.
Carl Bramley
November 1, 2022
One Comment

The tensile testing processes remain constant and with a good understanding of your organization’s relevant quality assurance requirements, dealing with evolving external factors can be relieved.


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QM 1022 Test & Inspecion B Laser Technology
Test & Inspection

How Laser Technology Helps Improve Manufacturing Quality

Laser technology today has taken significant leaps from even just a few years ago.
Keven Tremblay
October 10, 2022
2 Comments

Product failures, scrap, and recalls can have a devastating impact on a manufacturer’s reputation and bottom line.


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Electric Vehicles

Leak-Detection Standards for Electric Vehicles Long Overdue

Quality control lags behind rapid growth of EV sales in North America.
Daniel Wetzig, PhD
October 3, 2022
3 Comments

Rapid growth in electric vehicle sales along with an increasing interest in fuel-cell-electric powertrain systems presents the auto industry with serious and largely unanticipated quality-control issues.


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Best Suited Options for Your Metrology Toolbox

When are non-contact structured light 3D scanners better suited than touch CMMs?
Capture 3D, a Zeiss Company
September 8, 2022
4 Comments

The science behind 3D scanners and CMM technologies is different; however, both collect coordinate measurement data and are widely used within the plastics industry. When is it better suited to use non-contact structured light 3D scanners than touch CMMs?


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Tackling The Quality Conundrum In Additive Manufacturing

Today innovative metrology technologies are being developed that can provide meaningful measurement data efficiently and cost-effectively.
Peter de Groot PhD
September 1, 2022
8 Comments

Additive manufacturing produces parts layer by layer and this opens up an array of unique issues that can affect the integrity of a finished product, and also a unique set of surface characteristics that make the job of measuring and validating that much more difficult.


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Test & Inspection

Making The Case For Automated Testing To Ensure PLM Success

Derek Neiding
August 8, 2022
8 Comments

As the pendulum swings from past decades of customized PLM to a far more flexible, highly-configured version, organizations need to borrow a page from modern software development and embrace automated testing as part of routine deployment.


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