Here’s What We’ll be Talking About…The 2018 Explore Agenda

There are hundreds of manufacturing conferences held in the US each year, and we know you have choices about where to go. What makes QAD Explore so great? Well, we’ve asked...
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Has 3D Printing Made the Junkyard Dog an Endangered Species?

When I was a kid my dad owned a 1958 Triumph that was always one pothole bump or one rainy day short-circuit away from being disabled. It would repeatedly and predictably...
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IoT Connected Devices: Benefits and Risks

With the Internet of Things (IoT) in its infancy, regulatory agencies haven’t issued official rules for medical device manufacturers to follow in regards to connected devices. That said, it’s a good...
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Effective Quality Management Through Smudgy Fingerprints

I can’t tell you how many manufacturing plants I have been through that have multiple well-positioned bulletin boards covered with neatly hung quality charts. Sadly at times these charts are tombstones...