The ASQ Inspection Division has selected Larsen Manufacturing PPAP Lead Inspector, Jair Velazquez Abundez, as the 2024 Chuck Carter International Inspector of the Year.

In aerospace a defect, mismeasurement, or slight error can be the difference between a successful launch and mission failure. It's because of this that aerospace companies have the most stringent requirements for quality and dimensional accuracy.

Reverse engineering is the process of taking apart a product to understand its design and functionality. This knowledge is helpful for creating similar products or improving existing designs.

Traditional machine vision used rule-based programming for controlled environments but struggled in less controlled settings. Edge learning AI, operating directly on vision systems, enhances machine vision's power and usability, revolutionizing quality assurance and manufacturing processes.

Dale Norwood of Norwood NDT Consulting describes how he blew the whistle on an NDT company in the 1990s after seeing falsified inspections. He's a 45-year veteran of the NDT industry, as well as the owner of the Norwood NDT Consulting and the author of the recent book, Diary of an Aerospace Whistleblower.

It is the government agency’s response to the door plug incident on Alaskan Airline flight on Jan. 5.

Aircraft wheels are put through aggressive and cyclic NDT inspection protocol and the wheel’s potential for failure has led manufacturers to require various repetitive inspections at regular intervals.

One of many driving factors behind this automation growth is that the convergence of multiple technologies — including AI, robotics, and machine vision — has enabled the industry to democratize automation by making it easier to deploy and operate.

Quality sat down with John Vandenbemden, principal of Q-Met-Tech, LLC, as well as its 2022 quality professional of the year to discuss his upcoming presentation at The Quality Show titled, “Inspection Versus Auditing.”

Auditing and inspection are two critical tools that organizations apply to ensure compliance, policies, procedures and products. Even though there are similarities these tools have different intent.