Alyssa Rodriguez, PhD, director of the Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, talks manufacturing, labor, and more in Alaska. Image courtesy of Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center.

Dustin Smith, metrology & software training lead at Assurance Technologies Inc., shares common questions he receives in his GD&T course, why he still takes training courses regularly, and why he believes everyone - from sales to engineering and from production to quality – should have a base level knowledge of GD&T. Image courtesy of ATI

Paul Lang, chief global strategy officer for the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) and executive director for ASNT Certification Services LLC (ASNT CS), shares his thoughts on trends and liquid penetrant testing. Image courtesy of ASNT

In some industries, artificial intelligence seems cause for optimism – not alarm – according to a recent report done by Idera that looks at the impact of AI on Quality. Judy Bossi, VP of Product Management at Idera, explains how AI is reshaping the future of QA, common barriers to AI adoption, and what’s needed to move forward with new technology. Image courtesy of Idera

Former Boeing engineer Jim Doxey explains a previous motto at the company, why people (and teamwork) are the most important part of a quality system, and offers advice for manufacturers looking to avoid quality woes. He also shares his thoughts on a 30+ career working in manufacturing and Silicon Valley companies such as Facebook, Google and Dropbox.

Harshala Patil explains how she got involved in quality, the importance of quality across industries, and what drew her into the manufacturing world.

Patil is a Senior Quality and Reliability Engineer for the world’s second-largest semiconductor technology company, consistently ranked as a Top 10 global brand. As a Quality project leader, she brings expert experience in electrical and microelectronics engineering, with a career focus on process integration and quality reliability engineering management in the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry; designs, executes, and analyzes process flow experiments; and collaborates with fab engineering teams to mitigate risk and ensure quality standards.

Daniel Zrymiak profiles some recognizable threats to quality culture, based on actual experience. The quality function of an organization must constantly monitor the operations and discussions for the evident presence of these and other threats to success, and be prepared to take appropriate and commensurate actions.

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