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Metrology
What Is Error Propagation, and How Did It Destroy a $327 Million Spacecraft?
Dirk Dusharme
In Episode 1 of The Quality Digest Roadshow, we talked about metrology standards and how those standards and traceability are the glue that holds industry together. While measurement standards are critical, they’re useless without the equipment, processes, and people that use the tools that measure the stuff we use. In fact, it’s the small tolerances and errors that creep into…
Management
When Machines Argue
Enver Yücesan

Digital twins have become indispensable tools across industries. Powered by AI, these virtual constructs mirror physical systems in complex manufacturing facilities, supply chains, and operational workflows. By continuously monitoring their physical counterparts and feeding back recommendations, digital twins allow us to predict maintenance needs, optimize production schedules, and prevent…

Innovation
Using Experiments and Stories to Inspire the Next Generation of STEM Professionals
Sierra Miller

Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, I didn’t have scientists for role models. In fact, I’m the first woman in my family to get a college degree, much less become a scientist.

I attended underfunded public schools where we didn’t have science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education beyond required state minimums.

For the first eight years of my life I lived with…

Lean
Management by Objectives
Leif Nyström

Management by objectives isn’t just a way to set direction for an organization. It’s a prerequisite for creating sustainable development and a culture of continuous improvement.

True success, however, comes not just from setting goals, but from ensuring they are actually achieved. Or, to paraphrase Alice in Wonderland, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you…

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What the %@$# Is Metrology?
Features
Precise Measurements Can Help Cancer Patients Live Longer, Healthier Lives
Stephen Russek
In the evenings, after patients have left for the day, our research team visits the radiation…
Automating the Indicator Calibration Process
George Schuetz
All gauging equipment must be calibrated periodically to ensure it can perform the job for which it…
Inspecting Industrial Gearboxes With 3D Scanners
Paul Hanaphy
Regular inspection is absolutely vital with industrial transmission systems. Just like the gearbox…
Stop Solving the Wrong Problems
Akhilesh Gulati
I’ve had this conversation countless times—sometimes with a frustrated client, often with a…
Break Out of the Paper Prison
Adam Grabowski
What’s truly holding your discrete manufacturing shop back from reaching its full potential? It’s…
Gen AI Anxiety in the Workplace
Gleb Tsipursky
The conversation about generative AI (gen AI) is unavoidable in today’s business landscape. It’s…
Minimizing Harm, Maximizing Humanity
Harish Jose
In this article I’m looking at a question that’s rarely asked in management: What if the most…
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News
Physik Instrumente’s H-815 Hexapod
(Physik Instrumente: Shrewsbury, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision…
Labor Shortage Looms as Construction Rebounds
(DPR Construction: Redwood City, CA) -- Just as individual market sectors are finding ways to move…
Hexagon Unveils Software Update, Bringing Built-In Automation for Smarter, Faster Inspections
(Hexagon Metrology Inc.: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon announces the release of PC-DMIS 2025.2,…
Mahr Introduces New Precimar SM Setting Instrument for Fast, Highly Accurate Adjustments
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr, a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, introduces…
METTLER TOLEDO Launches X3 Series for Bulk Food X-Ray Inspection
(METTLER TOLEDO: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Group introduces its X3 Series…
The Imaging Source Releases New Versions of Its Software Development Kit
(The Imaging Source: Charlotte, NC) -- The Imaging Source, a leading provider of industrial and…
ETQ Launches ETQ Reliance Go
(ETQ: Madison, AL) --  ETQ, part of Hexagon, has launched Reliance Go, an electronic quality…
Employers Stall on Hiring
(iCMS: Holmdel, NJ) – iCMS, a leading talent acquisition software company trusted by major brands,…
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