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FDA Compliance
A Road Map to Asset Performance Management in Life Sciences
David Hall Rode
In 2025, there’s been a marked increase in FDA warning letters. During the second quarter of 2025 alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 172 warning letters. A notable enforcement surge occurred in September 2025 when the FDA released 80 warning letters in a single week. Although this surge has been attributed in part to the FDA’s expanded use of artificial intelligence—…
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AI Skepticism Won’t Age Out
Troy Harrison

Here’s something nobody saw coming: The generation most skeptical of AI isn’t the one that doesn’t understand it. It’s the one that understands it best.

Every new technology faces resistance. The internet? A fad. Smartphones? Unnecessary. Social media? A waste of time. But tech skepticism has always followed the same pattern. Older workers resisted, younger workers embraced, and…

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 measurement…

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…

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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published…
Guozi Helps Hithium Build an Industry 4.0 Intelligent Model Factory
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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s full range of RenAM 500 series of metal additive…
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(Nikon: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Corp. announces a comprehensive suite of enhancements to its XT V…
Physik Instrumente’s H-815 Hexapod
(Physik Instrumente: Shrewsbury, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision…
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(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,…
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