Q-Cast

The first ASTM standard for Additive Manufacturing Technologies was published in 2009 – yet many people aren’t aware that these standards exist. Terry Wohlers, president of Wohlers Associates Inc., explains how additive manufacturing standards have affected the industry thus far.

John Wilczynski, executive director, discusses how the pandemic affected supply chains, sourcing, and interest in additive manufacturing as well as President Biden's Critical Supply Chains executive order.

Bruno Menard, software director with Teledyne DALSA, explains how artificial intelligence will improve a growing number of applications. Here he explains trends in AI and how manufacturers can benefit from the technology. For more on the subject, read his article in the May edition “How AI Software Enables More Accurate Quality Inspection.”

A conversation on XRF Technology—the importance of knowing what should be important to end users and how they intend to use it—with Ted Shields, Portable Products Manager, Analytical Instruments, for Olympus.

Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, discusses how the pandemic has affected reshoring, the connection between reshoring and automation, and the quality improvements possible with reshoring.

A conversation with Electromed’s CEO Kathleen Skarvan, and Gregory Spurlock, Sr. Director of Regulatory and Quality, for Electromed, this year’s Quality Plant of the Year.

3D scanning is a hot topic, and there are many different technologies to choose from. In this podcast, Len and Dan from LMI Technologies introduce to you the main types of 3D scanning on the market, and which ones are best suited to your needs.

We discuss how comparison measurement has become a premier form of metrology. We look at a revolutionary machine that maximizes the potential of this form of metrology. If you have a high-volume production shop-floor with complex and expensive gauges we can help you dramatically improve your production.

In this podcast, you will discover why air gaging, even after 70 years, is one of the best solutions for dimensional control at the point of manufacture, providing fast, easy-to-use and high performance measurement results.

Discover how quality control solutions improve your fuel cell manufacturing process. Learn how industrial microscopes and optical CMM solutions accurately measure challenging fuel cell components and hear how they enhance your facility's quality control processes.

3D Engineering Solutions received top honors in this year’s Leadership 2021 ranking. Rob Glassburn, VP of Operations, explains how the company maintains its consistently high quality.

Replacing multiple proprietary applications with a universal software, companies realize immeasurable savings in training, maintenance, and lost productivity. In this episode of Delivering Perfect Parts Faster, Nathan Frost of QXsoft introduces CMM Manager and discusses inspectors freeing themselves to focus on more valuable, creative work.

Chad Moutray, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers, offers a look at what manufacturers should expect from the economy this year as well as advice on weathering the current situation.

Many companies overlook inspection. Cast it aside as the cost of doing business, a non-value-added expense. BUT it’s not! In this episode of Delivering Perfect Parts Faster, Matt and Mike from Summit Manufacturing Systems sit down to change the prism used to view inspection.         

Measuring is more than just the inspection equipment – it is a process of at least five components. This podcast will look at what a measurement is, which is five pieces and how to get the most from them.

Nothing like a pandemic to disrupt traditional industry tradeshows where we interact and discover productivity improving products. Listen to relatable conversation with a key Phillips Precision distributor, product representative, and customer as they navigate this uncharted business environment and maybe discover their “COVID” silver linings.

Learn how the pandemic is affecting the cobot industry and how manufacturers can best deploy this technology during these challenging times. Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development at Universal Robots, explains the trends.

Every show we invite experts to discuss how to best build in today's modern manufacturing industry. We review topics that include how to reduce scrap, Industry 4.0, general metrology methodologies, and the best tools for maximum throughput. The Applied Innovations Podcast is your source for manufacturing insights, best practices and technology. In this episode we discuss how comparison measurement has become a premier form of metrology. My guests for this episode are metrology engineers Andrew Kerr and Ryan Rogers. We look at a revolutionary machine that maximizes the potential of this form of metrology, The Equator 300 (and 500). If you have a high-volume production shop floor with complex and expensive gauges this may be the episode to help you dramatically improve your production. If you’re not a manufacturer this is an excellent episode to understand how an established philosophy of measurement is helping build the world around us. Subscribe to the podcast here. Sponsored By:

Inspectors are under-served when it comes to comprehensive training – Robust programs are hard to come by. In this episode, Mariano Marks and Drew Shemenski of Wenzel America join Phillips Precision to discuss AUKOM. A standardized Inspection training program that is scalable across the industry.

Globalization and the recent Pandemic have made this software provider look outside the calibration lab to provide information to a growing army of data consumers. Hear how CyberMetrics is adapting to change and looking to the Cloud to provide information and high availability for their GAGEtrak product line.