The real battle for quality doesn’t lie in processes; it lies in thinking. The recent rift in the state of Wisconsin and other places caused in part by increasing government costs leads one to ask: “Who is responsible? Is it management or labor?”

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) may possess the secret to baking perfect buns every time.

During the last couple of decades we have seen huge advances in laser trackers, portable arms, structured light scanners, laser scanners, photogrammetry devices, and other 3-D measurement technologies that have made accurate 3-D shop floor measurement more feasibl

If you’re in the business of manufacturing drugs, medical devices, nutraceuticals, or manufacturing or importing any product in the United States that falls under current Good Manufacturing Processes (cGMP) regulations, your facility will be inspected by the U.S.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously than ever achieved before in similar experiments

Quality improvement people sure love those tools. A particular favorite, of course, is the control chart, of which, I think, seven are usually taught.

Last May I wrote in “Airline Companies Are Driving Customers Away” that the U.S.

Designing for customer needs always leads to higher quality products and services, as well as innovative outcomes, because an effective design process uncovers hidden customer needs.

Anyone involved with any type of management system has run across the term “preventive action.”  It leaves many professionals scratching their head, wondering what a preventive action actually is.

(Coordinate Metrology Society: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced the extension of its call for papers deadli