Quality Magazine

10/13/2026

Back then, my company believed that if you did excellent work, your reward was additional work. DIT-MCO

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Andrew J. Zawisza never planned to become a quality assurance manager. More than 20 years later, he looks back on how an unexpected job offer introduced him to the challenges of quality leadership.

10/13/2026

New Product Alert! Built around a 1280 × 1024 HOT MWIR SLS detector, the A8481 delivers four times the pixels of VGA A-Series while maintaining the compact form factor of the A67xx platform.

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Teledyne FLIR announced the launch of the A8481, a new compact HD MWIR science camera designed for researchers and engineers who need significantly more thermal detail without changing the workflows, optics, software, and infrastructure they already use.

10/13/2026

There’s a full day of Quality programming before the exhibit hall even opens.

Add the Tuesday Conference Program to your pass for access to a dedicated Quality track curated by the Quality editorial team, plus lunch and networking throughout the day.

Then, head to the exhibit hall when it opens at 4:00 PM.

See what’s happening Tuesday: https://brnw.ch/21x6mP9

10/13/2026

Orders in August 2026 were 21.0% above July 2026 and 36.3% above August 2025. AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology

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New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $732.9 million in August 2026.

10/12/2026

Corrective action is one of the most important parts of a system, but it is also where many organizations lose useful information. Konverge Digital Solutions

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Manufacturers already collect extensive quality data, but connected inspection history helps reveal recurring defects, strengthen root-cause analysis, and improve corrective-action effectiveness.

10/12/2026

New Product Alert! The Octave release introduces -powered Complaint Intelligence and Natural Language Smart Search, expands enterprise security and capabilities and delivers connected supplier qualification and workflows.

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Octave Intelligence plc, a global leader in software for the world’s mission-critical facilities and infrastructure, announced the latest release of Reliance NXG Cloud Platform, delivering innovations that extend its vision of a connected, intelligent quality management platform.

10/12/2026

The Sonic Tools program is designed to equip the next generation of automotive, aviation, and technicians with professional hand tools, empowering students to focus on their and pursue careers in their chosen industry instead of the debt often accrued from investing in professional toolsets.

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Sonic Tools USA, a leading provider of professional-grade tool solutions and equipment, announced that applications are open through Saturday, October 31, for the Fall 2026 Sonic Impact Scholarship Program.

10/11/2026

Humanoid are running real shifts on real lines. But task completion and conformance are two different , and the gap between them is where quality engineering starts.

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Humanoid robots are moving into real industrial production, but completing a task is not the same as proving quality conformance. Physical AI needs a verification layer that connects robotic action to measurable dimensional feedback.

10/10/2026

Organizations continue to struggle with a simple question: What exactly is Risk Based Thinking?

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“For implementing Risk Based Thinking in ISO 9001:2026, which approach is more effective at the organizational level: an objective centric approach focused on achieving quality objectives or an event/failure based approach such as FMEA? Why?”

10/09/2026

See quality technologies in action on the show floor.

The Quality & Process Verification Guided Exhibit Hall Tour takes you to five exhibitors for a closer look at technologies for testing, measurement, process management, quality documentation, and more.

See live demos, ask questions, and get a better look at how these technologies work in practice.

The tour is included with your pass.

Explore the tour: https://brnw.ch/21x6iyN