https://manufacturingandautomationexchange.com/
MARCH 24 - 26, 2026, Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee
The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) is a live, exhibit-driven manufacturing event where working technology, exhibits, and on-floor education take place together in one integrated environment.
For measurement and metrology professionals, MAX offers the opportunity to see inspection, vision, metrology, and measurement technologies operating live alongside automation, assembly, materials, safety, and packaging systems. This cross-functional context allows attendees to better evaluate measurement capability, data confidence, and how measurement decisions impact real manufacturing outcomes.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm:
- Workshop 2: Quality at the Core: Enable Competitive Manufacturing with Better Measurements" presented by MQD Past Chair & 2026 Quality Professional of the Year, Heather Wade.
- Workshop 3: AI at Work: Using Digital Tools to Troubleshoot, Optimize & Accelerate Production, panel including MQD Past Chair, Dilip Shah.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026:
- 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Learning Hub "When Uncertainty Upsets Your Certainty"
- Hub 3
- Heather Wade, MQD Past Chair
- 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Podcast "Meet our 2026 Quality Professional of the Year"
- Booth 328
- Heather Wade, MQD Past Chair, 2026 Quality Professional of the Year
- 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Podcast "What Quality Professionals Should Know"
- Booth 328
- Dilip Shah, MQD Past Chair
Thursday, March 26, 2026:
- 9:30 am - 9:45 am: ASQ Learning Hub "Basic Components of an Effective Internal Calibration Program"
- Booth 605 (ASQ booth)
- Heather Wade, MQD Past Chair, 2026 Quality Professional of the Year
- 10:30 am - 10:45 am: ASQ Learning Hub "Making Statements of Conformity in a Calibration Report"
- Booth 605 (ASQ booth)
- Dilip Shah, MQD Past Chair
MQD Past Chairs, Dilip Shah and Heather Wade will also be at the ASQ booth (Booth 605)
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https://a2la.org/annual_conference/
April 12 - 15, 2026, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee
ASQ-MQD will be exhibiting - stop by our table, make new connections, learn valuable solutions!
ASQ-MQD has a number of members who are presenting:
Monday, April 13:
- ASQ Senior Member, Zac Jarrard, "Crafting the Perfect Prompt for ChatGPT & AI Tools"
- ASQ Senior Member, Harry Spinks, "Ensuring Accuracy & Compliance in In-House Calibrations"
- MQD Past Chair, Heather Wade, "Commonly Misinterpreted ISO/IEC 17025 Requirements"
Tuesday, April 14:
- MQD Past Chair, Dilip Shah, "Measurement Uncertainty: Monte Carlo Method"
Wednesday, April 15:
- MQD Chair, Patrick Jester, "Unraveling the Connection: The Impact of Stress on Quality Performance"
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