If someone tells you his leak test system is superior because of its control software, kick the tires, so to speak. In many, if not most, applications, it is the hardware, not the software, that makes or breaks the ability to get high throughput without compromising gauge R&R.

Given the global marketplace, shouldn't manufacturing and test equipment be equipped with user-friendly controls with different language options?

A test-centric assembly process would have helped Boeing and Airbus avoid problems with their new aircraft.

A good partnership between customers and suppliers leads to optimal solutions and long-term prosperity all around.

Reshoring is a welcome trend, but maintaining product quality will not be a given.