Quality Podcast

Greg Shrider, vice president, head of key accounts for BYK-Gardner USA, shares his insights from 36 years of experience in the field of color measurement, including how to address color challenges, common misconceptions, and today’s trends, including how the pandemic affected the color world.

Grace Duffy and Dr. Hung Le describe how five minutes can help managers improve their culture, the ways company culture has changed, and offer advice on how quality professionals can benefit from alignment.

The thoughts and introduction of our monthly coverage of the quality industry from our editorial director, Darryl Seland. You can also read it here: Roko’s Basilisk: The Scariest Thought Experiment Ever.

The thoughts and introduction of our monthly coverage of the quality industry from our editorial director, Darryl Seland. You can also read it here: From the Editor: Riddle Me This

Debra Dahlin, CEO of Reed Switch Developments Corp., our 2023 Quality Plant of the Year, has lead the company through a series of challenges and changing business conditions. She offers some advice for other manufacturers on how to adapt to industry trends, whether it is through Lean, new marketing initiatives, or employee suggestions.

Moses Da Rocha, product and applications manager, PPT Group, explains the trends in universal testing.

Saso Krstovski, our 2023 Quality Professional of the Year, offers advice from his long career in manufacturing at Ford.

Dave Seto, director of business development, UTEX Scientific, explains what quality professionals need to know about automation, how NDT can play a role, and the ecosystems involved in the process.

Andew Zawisza, Quality Assurance Manager Of DIT-MCO International of Kansas City, MO, discusses the company’s new additive manufacturing work, offers advice for other plants looking to improve quality, and explains what’s on the horizon for 2023.

Quality sat down with Greg Weaver, founder and president at Weaver NDT, to talk about the Resonance Acoustic Method (RAM).

It’s fun to talk about but laborious to do, says George Hopman of NDE Solutions Inc. He offers his advice on magnetic particle inspection and explains the latest in the technology.

Dr. Milton Krivokucha shares how he got interested in the subject, and what manufacturers should know before implementing it. Related article: The Concept of Quality 4.0 Continues to Evolve

Linda Goodwin-Marino of Paul Marino Gages talks styli basics. She explains what’s new in terms of styli, offers advice for manufacturers on improving measurement, and trends in quality. Related article: The Most Common Styli Used Today

Kimberlee Humphrey, president and CEO of Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), discusses training success stories, the rise of “new collar” workers, and why manufacturers shouldn’t get hung up on traditional job requirements.

A conversation with Chris Koehn, president of Air Gaging LLC and a twenty-plus-year veteran of the air gaging industry.

AMT President Douglas Woods discusses the trends at this year’s IMTS, the state of the manufacturing industry today, and what emerging technologies to look forward to two years from now at the next IMTS.

The thoughts and introduction of our monthly coverage of the quality industry from our editorial director, Darryl Seland. You can also read it here.

The field of TQM software has become crowded as more vendors attempt to enter the space, experts say. Listen to Genevieve Diesing’s article on TQM software.

Despite its praised benefits, many manufacturers still decide against automation. But does that decision stem from fear? Listen to Gerben de Haan’s article on automation.

A conversation with Jim Spichiger, an ASQ Fellow and holder of nine professional certifications and a P.E. license.

A discussion of leak testing with Mikael Ekström, product line manager, leak detection, for INFICON.

The thoughts and introduction of our monthly coverage of the quality industry from our editorial director, Darryl Seland. You can also read it here.

The thoughts and introduction of our monthly coverage of the quality industry from our editorial director, Darryl Seland. You can also read it here.

Do you have a backup plan? These are questions that manufacturers, suppliers, and even retailers are faced with. Listen to Carl K. Dekker’s article on additive standards.

Simply stating that your gage passed or failed a calibration does not tell the whole story. Listen to Corey Garbers article on calibration.