Quality Magazine

Software Software When your CAPA, supplier performance scoring, inventory, production, and compliance records all live neatly in a single connected workflow, your quality team can act at a remarkably faster pace. By Garrett Rochell Credit: CreativaImages / iStock via Getty Images Plus August 29, 2026 Need to Know Integrated ERP systems give quality teams real-time quality data across production, inventory, purchasing, suppliers, and compliance.

Software Software The question quality has asked for a century — can I trust what I just made? — is finally reaching the source. Here is what the closed-loop factory means for the people who built the discipline. By Bill Murphy Image credit: Phuchit / iStock / Getty Images Plus (Creative #2162546375) August 28, 2026 Need to Know Closed-loop quality connects program validation, real-time machine monitoring, and production data to prevent manufacturing defects before they create scrap.

New Products New Product HighByte August 28, 2026 HighByte®, an industrial software company, announced the general availability of HighByte Intelligence Hub version 4.5, which includes: • Agentic configuration capabilities for contextualizing industrial data • A new Data Lineage Graph for tracing relationships across project configuration • Improved AVEVA PI System integration performance • Broadened support for the i3X industrial API standard • Stronger enterprise deployment capabilities...

Quality News Quality Headline Plastics Industry Association August 28, 2026 The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda has released a new economic analysis examining recent gains in U.S. manufacturing activity and what continued growth could mean for plastics demand in the second half of 2026 and beyond.

New Products New Product Vision Components August 27, 2026 Vision Components presents its intelligent all-in-one camera VC EvoCam at the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), taking place September 8-12 in Malmö, Sweden; the exhibition runs September 10-12 at Malmömässan.

Quality News Quality Headline ACE / ACMA August 27, 2026 As manufacturers look for more ways to develop skilled composites talent, America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) has refreshed its free online Introduction to Composites course to give learners a more engaging first step into one of manufacturing’s growing career fields.

SoftwareManagement Management Quality issues can and must also be solved upstream, in the engineering design process. By Jeremy Andrews Credit: gorodenkoff / iStock via Getty Images Plus August 27, 2026 Need to Know Design review failures can increase the cost of poor quality when engineering risks are not identified, documented, and resolved before production.

Quality News Quality Headline Louisiana Economic Development August 26, 2026 SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale.

Quality News Quality Headline Global Electronics Association August 26, 2026 The Global Electronics Association announced the July 2026 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.46. Total North American PCB shipments in July 2026 were up 14.5% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, July shipments were up 19.8%. July’s year-to-date (YTD) shipments increased by 13.0% year-over-year (YOY).

Measurement Measurement Consider the engineering hours lost to reactive problem-solving. By Jeff Foster Image credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus / wellphoto (Creative#:525485794) August 26, 2026 Need to Know Inline metrology reduces the cost of poor quality by detecting extrusion defects earlier and preventing lost machine time. Real-time measurement can reduce startup scrap, improve process stability, and help manufacturers optimize material use.