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Using data from state labor departments, researchers identified the states projected to see the most growth in manufacturing jobs over the next decade.

Tariffs and trade wars aren’t the only things keeping manufacturers up at night. An unrelenting labor shortage continues to impact the ability of manufacturers to keep up with rising demand and growing competition. As aging workers reach retirement age, the new generation is simply not there to fill in the gaps. Could it be that manufacturing needs to shed its perceived image and show the world what it’s really made of?

Escalating global tariffs are introducing a new layer of complexity and risk. Manufacturers are searching for ways to remain financially strong, competitive and maintain loyal customers in this uncertain environment.

Using data from the CPSC, researchers revealed the top U.S. product recalls of 2025 and their impact on safety and manufacturers.

Many executives still view quality management as a reactive function focused on compliance, defect tracking and damage control. But that mindset is changing as business leaders recognize the strategic and financial value of proactive, predictive quality efforts. 

This study by ETQ uses BLS and BEA data to reveal U.S. manufacturing job losses by state and sector since 2000, and the gap between jobs and output.

ETQ takes an aggressive and thorough stance when it comes to security and the security of our customers' ETQ Reliance® installations and data. We will periodically post security updates that outline recent vulnerabilities uncovered and remediation efforts taken as a means of being as transparent as possible, without creating additional security challenges for ETQ and its customers.

The 2025 ASQ World Conference on Quality & Improvement in Denver, Colorado took place from May 4-7, 2025, and featured a packed session hosted by ETQ customer, Chip Williams from Hitachi Energy, and ETQ Senior Product Marketing Manager, Jennifer Bianchini where they explored the rising cost of quality, which can account for up to 20% of revenue for many organizations.

Customers have access to more options than ever before, and their expectations are constantly rising. Today, effective quality management is the key to ensuring consistency, lowering costs and strengthening customer loyalty across your organization.

As a quality professional, isn’t navigating the world of compliance tough enough? Getting hit from multiple angles, you have lots of diverse and rigorous requirements across multiple compass points in order to track:

Poor quality is expensive. This infographic shows how heavy industry leaders reduce scrap, rework, and downtime with proactive quality management. Discover why a QMS is essential.

Life sciences companies face a maze of evolving global regulations—and the stakes are high. This infographic explores how a modern QMS helps reduce risk, avoid costly recalls, and ensure compliance at scale.

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing environment, empowered frontline workers are critical for maintaining high-quality standards and process efficiency. Strong connections between workers, processes and quality systems enable real-time decision-making, reduced errors and continuous improvement.

The ‘cost of poor quality’ (COPQ) refers to the costs incurred from producing defective products that don’t meet an organization’s minimum quality standards.

Organizations use root cause analysis (RCA) to find the source of faults or problems in a manufacturing process. Although many factors could contribute to a problem, there’s usually just one forming the root cause.

Many organizations view quality as an unavoidable expense, especially when proactive processes are in place to prevent nonconformance. However, there’s a significant difference between investing in quality upfront and the costly consequences of addressing poor quality after the fact. So, what exactly is the Cost of Poor Quality?

Many organizations might see quality as an expense that is a necessary evil, especially when they have proactive processes in place to avoid nonconformance. But the reality is that there’s a big difference between the costs of good quality and the costs associated with handling and fixing poor quality products. What is the Cost of Poor Quality?

Poor quality comes at a cost—affecting finances, customer trust, and long-term success. Learn how the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) impacts businesses.