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Manufacturing
Why Quality Must Evolve for the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Brian Brooks
The manufacturing world is undergoing a major shift. Supply chain shocks, reshoring, a busy merger and acquisition landscape, and other disruptions are prompting many manufacturers to rethink their operations with the hope of mitigating risk, building resilience, and gaining more control. Although this period of transformation is intended to mitigate risk, it’s paradoxically exposing…
QMS and Standards
80% of Healthcare Firms Are Exploring AI for Quality Management
Mike King, Anusha Gangadhara

During a June 2025 webinar on pragmatic AI applications in healthcare quality management and regulatory affairs, live polling of quality and regulatory professionals revealed that approximately 80% of respondents were actively implementing AI solutions or seriously considering their use in quality management and regulatory activities.

This finding underscores a fundamental shift…

Improvement Tools
When Quality Decays
Peter Chhim

During the last couple of decades working in quality, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen the same pattern play out: A strong launch. Tight focus. Great early results. People doing the right things for the right reasons. Controls are followed. Issues are surfaced quickly. Leaders are engaged. The system works. And then—slowly—cracks in the armor begin to show.

A failure…

Metrology
What’s a 150-Year-Old Meat Chopper Have to Do With America’s Favorite Sports Car?
Quality Digest

In the first two episodes of The Quality Digest Roadshow, we looked at the evolution and use of dimensional measurement and measurement standards.

Distance is what most of us think about in regards to measurement. However, every day we use products that rely on another type of measurement—force. It’s what’s needed to remove a screw-on lid or pop the top on a beer can; to peel masking…

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How to Get Your Employees to Love Your Brand
Chip Bell
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How DIY AI Unlocks Productivity and Flexibility
Gleb Tsipursky
The future of flexible work will not be decided by floor plans or badge swipes. It will be decided…
Which KPIs Prove Your Maintenance Plan Is Working?
Bryan Christiansen
You finished the plan, you executed the work, and you know your team delivered results. But when it…
How to Reverse Engineer Classic Car Parts
Gregory George
Timeless design, meticulous craftsmanship, and connection to the past: There are many reasons why…
Don’t Shake Before You Listen
Data Physics
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EPIGAP OSA’s New SMD SWIR LEDs
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Minitab Acquires Scytec to Expand Real-Time Manufacturing Data Collection
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a global leader in data management, predictive analytics,…
Velo3D Partners With US Army for 3D Printing Solutions
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Next-Generation TFX Thermoformer Sets Benchmark in Speed and Flexibility
(Harpak-ULMA -- Taunton, MA) -- Harpak-ULMA has announced the North American release of the ULMA…
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