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Quality News Quality Headline KUKA Robotics July 14, 2026 KUKA Robotics is expanding its education portfolio with new robotic cells, simulation software and hands-on training programs designed to assist educators across North America. To prepare students for the manufacturing workforce, the company is supporting vocational schools, technical colleges and universities by integrating industrial automation into classrooms in a comprehensive, application-oriented, and future-focused way.

Quality News Quality Headline AMT / Getty Images July 14, 2026 New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $583.4 million in May 2026. This was a 1.8% decline from April 2026, but a 47.8% increase over May 2025. Over the first five months of 2026, manufacturing technology orders totaled $2.77 billion, a 31.9% increase over 2025.

Quality News Quality Headline Visual Components July 13, 2026 Visual Components is bringing its decades of software development, advanced 3D simulation expertise and offline robot programming (OLP) software to FABTECH 2026.

New Products New Product Uncountable July 13, 2026 Uncountable, a software company that develops AI-powered platforms for end-to-end product development, announced the launch of Bodie, a new AI assistant integrated into Uncountable’s R&D data platform. From a single natural-language conversation, Bodie can search historical data, design experiments, generate visualizations, record results, and complete other tasks directly within the platform, using the organization's own data.

AutomationManagement Column The lessons of Deming, Juran, Crosby, and Ishikawa are not obsolete—they are the foundation upon which the next generation of quality management must be built. By Carl L. Drechsel Image credit: KanawatTH / iStock / Getty Images Plus (Creative #2237822747) July 12, 2026 The quality pioneers of the twentieth century—Deming, Juran, Crosby, and Ishikawa—shared a common belief: quality could not be delegated. It had to be led from the top of the organization.

Management Face of Quality Supplier awards could damage your business. By Jimmy L. Smith Image credit: FG Trade / Getty Images (Creative #1459657302) July 11, 2026 I’ve had experience with a company that treated supplier awards with deep regard. Their supplier awards typically resulted in partnerships benefiting both parties. However, supplier awards are not treated the same at all companies. A supplier award process is considered a form of recognition.

Quality News Quality Headline AMT / Getty Images July 10, 2026 Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $239.8 million in May 2026. The value of shipments decreased 7.4% from April 2026 but was up 15.2% from May 2025. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.2 billion, up 16.8% from the same period in 2025.

ManagementAerospace Case Study Despite the advanced technology involved, the Artemis II program underscored the importance of human expertise. By Verisurf Source: AMRO Fabricating Corp.

Measurement Measurement Integrating 3D optical metrology into the production line allows manufacturers to pivot from defensive attrition to proactive SPC. By Christian M Wichern, Ph.D. Source: Mahr Example of a CMP Non-Polished Wafer July 9, 2026 Electronics components are shrinking toward the nanometer scale. Yet the assemblies they inhabit, such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), probe cards, and multi-chip modules, are growing in complexity and physical footprint.

New Products New Product EVT July 9, 2026 A damaged, incomplete or contaminated thread can quickly lead to assembly problems, rejected parts or unstable connections. Especially in automated production, thread quality must be checked reliably and repeatably. With EyeVision Software, thread inspection can be automated directly in the production line - fast, flexible and without contact. EyeVision can inspect internal and external threads using industrial cameras and image processing tools.