Today, modern digital gages have underused capabilities that allow for even greater ease of use and accessibility for all users.

Here’s a thought: what if you could also perform multiple measuring tasks at the same time, on the same part with one machine, right there on the factory floor?

As the adage says, when you only have a hammer in your toolbox, every problem looks like a nail. Until this time, QA pros only had hammers.

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing is a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell from 1968. The idea expressed in the song was so strong that it was not long until it was co-opted by commercialism.

We should be more than adequately prepared to put forth an economic case for quality.

Auditing suppliers is different. Auditing suppliers is not and should not be a regulatory inspection by the customer.

Mitutoyo America Corporation announced the release of the MiSTAR 555 CMM with the PH20 5-axis probe system. 

The Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC), the digital transformation arm of the National Association of Manufacturers, has announced the election of six leading figures from industry and academia to the MLC’s Board of Governors. 

Experts agree that, among other tools, digital twins are emerging as stars of smart factories. These are 3D duplicates of parts, products, and buildings.

So how might Quality 4.0 affect you? Let’s take another look at what it is.