Many techniques can be used to find the root causes of asset failures and other important events we want to analyze. Fault tree analysis is one of those techniques, and it is being utilized by many different companies to improve system reliability.

Each year after the Quest for Excellence Conference, I sift through my notes and try to identify themes I have heard in the presentations of the new 

(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- When using X-ray CT (computed tomography) for nondestructive quality control of larger components like aluminum castings or battery modules for electrical vehicles, the challenge is to shorten inspection cycle times without compromising resolution.

To meet increasingly strict compliance standards, such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), food processors now regularly use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing to monitor equipment surfaces for microbial growth.

In previous articles we have explored what differential privacy is, how it works, and how to answer questions about data in ways that protect privacy.

(Radiant Vision Systems: Redmond, WA) - Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of image-based light and color measurement solutions, announces three new high-resolution models in its line of

Quality professionals are often told that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” You might be surprised to learn that this phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst.

When Wharton management professor Adam Grant sat down to write his new book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know (Virgin Digital, 2021), he wanted to make the case fo

It has been more than a year since retailers were forced to temporarily shut their doors or put in place restrictions to limit the in-store experience.

In 2017, in response to a Boston Dynamics video, billionaire Elon Musk infamously tweeted, “This is nothing. In a few years, that bot will move so fast you’ll need a strobe light to see it. Sweet dreams....”