Quality leaders are facing unprecedented pressure to improve performance amid workforce challenges, supply chain disruption, rising compliance demands, and increasing cost pressures. The 2026 Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing Survey Report provides a data-driven look at how manufacturers are responding, where they are investing, and which quality initiatives are delivering the greatest business impact. Based on insights from manufacturing professionals across industries, this report helps leaders benchmark their strategies and identify opportunities to strengthen quality, resilience, and operational performance.

As manufacturers offer more customization than ever before, managing product complexity has become a critical challenge. Tune in with Dan Joe Barry, Vice President of Product Marketing at Configit, who explores how companies are tackling the growing number of product configurations across engineering, sales, manufacturing, and service. He explains how Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) helps organizations maintain a single source of truth for configuration data. The result: fewer errors, faster quoting, and the ability to deliver customized products at scale.