Quality Podcast

Phillips Precision is a “manufacturing laboratory” of bottleneck breaking solutions. Designing and manufacturing standard and custom, quick-swap, modular fixturing for quality inspection. Listen to our partners and customers to learn about their success with modular inspection. Speakers: Michael Di Marino – Linda Tool, Michael O’Leary – LF O’Leary Co, Jon O’Leary – LF O’Leary Co, Ken Gredick – Tri...

Quality spoke with P.J. Gruetzmacher, president and CEO of LAI International, at the IMTS 2018, to learn how his company implemented smart manufacturing projects. Here he explains how they did it and offers his advice on how to get started today. Check out the Day Three recap here!

Kristian Hulgard, general manager - Americas at OnRobot, discusses OnRobot’s contribution to quality inspection.  

Ray Stahl, business development manager at Kotem, explains how GD&T software can support a model-based enterprise (MBE).

DWFritz Automation CEO Mike Fritz shares his insights into the trends at IMTS 2018, from noncontact metrology to near-line and in-line inspection.

Cutting edge metrology technology has the ability to fix problems before they occur, as Joel Martin, Hexagon MI product manager, laser tracker product line, explains. Laser tracking, specifically, can be used to drive productivity through seamless feedback loops.

Phil Reeves, vice president of strategic consulting at Stratasys, explains how the Fortus 900mc Aircraft Interiors Certification Solution, based on the Fortus 900mc Production 3D printer, is helping aerospace organizations get more parts certified for flight, faster.

Scott Killian, business development manager for Aerospace at EOS, talks about how the new EOS P 810 polymer platform—specifically designed to process the new high-performance, ALM material HT-23—and the portfolio Additive Minds can help aerospace OEMs move through a critical juncture: from prototyping to additively manufacturing large, structural parts.

James Bossert offers advice for young quality professionals, reflects on his career highlights, and explains why being a process-oriented company is a must.

Peter Westenberger, manager of product applications, Thermo Fisher, explains the challenges and considerations for making industrial computed tomography an in-line solution.

Darrin Soukup, quality manager at Accurate Gauge & Manufacturing, explains how the company overcame quality challenges, the importance of being nimble, and how suppliers have contributed to the company’s success. Visit Quality's 2018 Plant of the Year here. 

Mark Norfolk, president and CEO of Fabrisonic, explains how his company uses low-temperature Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology to 3D-print a wide range of metals, as well as embed electronics and sensors inside 100 percent dense metal structures.

Jeannine Kunz, vice president of Tooling-U SME, shares how the online training program gives the next generation of manufacturers the education and skills they need to thrive in Industry 4.0.

Carestream Vice President and Global General Manager Martin Graen and Paul Biver, Carestream director of marketing and business development, discuss the benefits of film and digital radiography and why some might choose one or the other.

Matthew Napoli, vice president of in-space operations for Made in Space, talks with Managing Editor Michelle Bangert about the future of manufacturing in space, the coolest part of his job, and offers advice for kids looking for a similarly interesting career in manufacturing. 

After the Quality Show, we followed up with Tim Sladden, senior director of marketing at Quality Vision International (QVI), to discuss the present and future of vision metrology.

Nick Humphries, product sales manager at ZEISS, spoke with Quality Magazine at The Quality Show about quality data management software and making Big Data actionable.

Quality spoke with 3DD Corp. CEO Satish Mysore about non-contact inspection and the role artificial intelligence will play in automation in the near future.

Quality spoke with Oasis Inspection Systems Vice President Jeff Palmer about how both small and large organizations are combining automation and inspection.

Sponsored By George Schuetz, director of Precision Gages at Mahr Inc., explains how the wireless revolution has improved the process and made the sharing of measured information easily accessible. www.mahr.com

Brian Brown, director of robotics and automation at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), explains how he partnered with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to develop a large-scale automated wing surface scanning solution for the aerospace industry. For more information, visit http://www.hexagonmi.com/en-US/solutions/case-studies/aerospace/automated-scanning-s...

Quality spoke with JAI Manager of Marketing Communications Rich Dickerson about the latest machine vision trends, including the use of more multispectral cameras, as well as an increasing demand for color imaging.

Charles J. Hellier has been active in the technology of nondestructive testing and related quality and inspection fields since 1957. Here he talks with Quality's managing editor, Michelle Bangert, about the importance of training.

Quality spoke with Thomas Parker, automotive market sales manager for INFICON, about the role of leak testing in additive manufacturing as the industry grows. Parker also discusses new applications in automotive, and the importance of leak testing as HVAC manufacturers begin using flammable substitutes for high-global warming potential refrigerants. 

Plant Manager Lance Walters of the Columbus, MS, PACCAR Engine Company offers advice for those looking to improve quality, describes the importance of data, and explains how the current manufacturing climate led to more interest in the plant, including a visit from 60 Minutes.