To achieve its mission of advancing science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration, NASA builds and operates launch vehicles, propulsion systems, robots, satellites, telescopes, and other ...

Mastering industrial part quality from start to finish From the moment a part is designed to when it’s in service, quality control shapes its performance, safety, and lifespan. Modern manufacturing ...

Both the aerospace and automotive industries are interested in applications using thermoplastic prepreg tapes. As might be expected, the quality of the finished parts is significantly affected by the ...

Even as manufacturers of all types adopt increasing levels of automation for use throughout their operations, one production process in particular still relies heavily on human intervention. That ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Whether you're making cookies or computers, your product should provide consistent high quality to your customers. The term "quality assurance" describes all the processes and procedures involved in ...

When customers feel that they can count on the consistent quality of your products, they're more likely to give you their repeat business. Consistent quality takes hard work, attention to detail and ...

Editor's Note: IndustryWeek has been reviving archived articles of interviews conducted by our editors with the "gurus" of quality -- Deming, Juran, Crosby, and in this article, Armand V. Feigenbaum, ...

Regular quality control testing of medical radiological equipment has been shown to improve clinical image quality and reduce patient radiation exposure. Unfortunately is has been largely overlooked ...