Q-Cast

Douglas Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. He discusses his time in front of the committee, as well as what specific government plans are helping, and can help, the manufacturing industry.

Sponsored By Peter Sherman is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a certified quality engineer with more than 22 years of experience. Sherman talks about the definition of Six Sigma, implementing a program on a small budget, and getting management on board with rolling out a performance improvement program.

Sponsored By Jason Brigham, director of Prolink Software, discusses the benefits of SPC software, justifying a software expense, and a new trend he's seeing in the software industry.

Sponsored By George Schuetz, director of precision gages at Mahr Federal, talks about five steps to help complete the measurement process and keep that gage performing its best.

Sponsored By  Phased array can be a highly reliable inspection technique for an application. Coleman Flanagan, product manager of ultrasonic flaw detectors at Olympus, discusses how phased array differs from conventional ultrasonic methods and some of the benefits of the technique.

Sponsored By Jim Salsbury, corporate metrologist at Mitutoyo, talks about the importance of CMM calibration in order to protect a costly equipment investment as well as maintain the accuracy of the equipment. He also talks about the standards and procedures for CMM calibration.

Sponsored By Eduardo Lorenzo Castro, corporate quality manager at Embraer, an aerospace manufacturer based in Brazil, discusses working with ABS Quality Evaluations, and the importance of staying up to date with certifications.

Sponsored By Dave Crosby, author of "The Zero Defects Option," talks to Quality Magazine about zero defects: what it is and how to implement this performance standard.

Quality Magazine's 2009 Professional of the Year recipient, H. James Harrington, discusses his view of the role of the quality professional today, quality improvement and poor quality costs. Harrington has more than 50 years of experience in the quality field.

Sponsored By Brian Renegar of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and chair of the editorial working group for the revision of the ASME B46.1 standard on surface texture measurement and analysis, discusses changes to the standard, as well as what to expect from the B46 committee in the future. 

Bob Hewell, director of quality and missions success at Lockheed Martin's MS2 Tactical Systems - Clearwater, FL, Operations discusses the success this 2009 Quality Plant of the Year winner has achieved by driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Manufacturing Quality Engineer Melissa Bailey discusses the challenges many manufacturers face and the some of the solutions Personna American Safety Razor (Knoxville, TN) has implemented to succeed in order to become the 2009 Quality Plant of the Year recipient in the Small Plant Division.

On February 6, 2009, President Obama invited business executives, including manufacturers, to the launch of his new Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Drew Greenblatt, owner of Marlin Steel Wire of Baltimore, MD, attended the event. Listen to our interview as Greenblatt discusses the event, as well as his thoughts on the current economic conditions and the importance of real-world perspective in Washington. 

Nuclear Filter Technology of Golden, CO, earned Quality Magazine's top ranking in the Quality Leadership 100 for 2009. See why the manufacturer of nuclear waste containers is a leader in the quality field. We spoke with Curtis Marks, quality control manager, at the company, to learn more.

American IV Products Inc., Harmans, MD, manufactures patient monitoring devices, including fetal monitor transducers, ECG cables and temperature probes. The company filled the number two spot on this year's Quality Leadership 100 list. Listen to our interview with Bob Rogers, director of quality operations at AIV, to learn why. 

In this Security exclusive, Gail Lenehan, President of the Emergency Nurses Association, and Bryan Warren, President of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, discuss the reputation security has in the healthcare industry and its effect on workplace violence.

In this Security exclusive, IAHSS President Bryan Warren talks about how to make the most of the available resources and metrics to answer the CFO’s two vital questions and gain the financial support needed to accomplish preventative security.