Quality sat down with Stefan Friedrich of New Scale Robotics to explain why quality is often one of the later steps to automate. Adopting a robot or cobot can be intimidating but it doesn’t need to be. Here he describes what quality professionals need to know. Hint: it’s not programming.

In our last article, I focused on the things business owners need to be prepared for when selling their business. In this article I'm going to talk about the negotiation strategies owners need to know, but that most do not.

Explore how AI can revolutionize country management models. Discover the results of our test on ChatGPT 3.5. Learn about the potential and limitations of AI for management and quality professionals.

Are you struggling to implement Lean methods in your organization? In this column, we will discuss the biggest obstacle to practicing Lean and how emotionally intelligent leaders can address resistance from staff to successfully implement improvement methods.

In 2003, the company I was working for took the pioneering step of pursuing ISO 9001:2000 Certification. When the management made this decision, I was the sole volunteer who willingly invested extra hours to establish a robust quality management system for the company.

So how does a company encourage employees to perform and to seek to learn more about effective auditing? There are a few things that could be useful in your internal training program.

The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a profound transformation in the era of Industry 4.0, characterized by the integration of digital technologies, automation, and data-driven decision-making. Quality 4.0 is at the heart of this evolution.

Measuring thickness is critical in manufacturing many products to ensure quality, precision, and compliance with design specifications.

In this article, we narrow the focus to the specific domain of crush testing for granules, pellets, and similar test specimens.

How automating manual gaging can reduce or even eliminate these bottlenecks.